Surgical bone wax applicator
OwnerSeth Neubardtinventor
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Abstract
A surgical bone wax applicator includes one or more layers of absorbent material such as cotton, and a mass of bone wax adhered on the material. A heating device such as, for example, a resistive electrical conductor is fixed on or within the absorbent material. The heating device has associated electrical contact terminals and operates to heat and soften the bone wax in response to an electric potential applied across the terminals. The potential may be applied through blades of bipolar forceps after the forceps are connected to a bipolar generator, and the forceps blades are placed in contact with the terminals of the heating device. When the wax softens, the surgeon may continue to grip the applicator with the forceps and manipulate the applicator over the pores of bone tissue to effect hemostasis.
Claims16
A surgical bone wax applicator, comprising:
- one or more layers of absorbent material;
- a mass of bone wax adhered on an outside surface of the absorbent material;
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- an energizable heating device fixed on or within the absorbent material, wherein the heating device is constructed and arranged to heat and soften the bone wax when the heating device is energized.
A system for applying bone wax on bone tissue to effect hemostasis, comprising:
- a surgical bone wax applicator having one or more layers of an absorbent material, a mass of bone wax adhered on an outside surface of the absorbent material, and an energizable heating device fixed on or within the absorbent material;
- a bipolar generator constructed and arranged to supply a certain electrical output;
- bipolar forceps having a pair of opposed electrical contact blades;
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- a cable arranged for connecting the electrical output from the bipolar generator to the bipolar forceps;
- wherein the heating device of the bone wax applicator has associated electrical contact terminals, and is constructed and arranged to heat and soften the bone wax in response to the output of the bipolar generator when applied to the terminals of the heating device through the blades of the bipolar forceps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.