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US 4,547,923 AGranted
Surgical knife cleaner
AssigneeDLP Limited
InventorsJames H. DeVries, John H. Dufek
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Abstract
A surgical knife cleaner and, more particularly, a cleaner for a cautery knife used to clean and cauterize incisions and wounds. A readily attachable base has a cradle to retain a closely coiled strand on an axis parallel to the base. The cradle has edges to limit the introduction of the knife in the direction transverse to the axis of the coil and to clean the edge of the knife.
Claims5
A disposable cleaner for a surgical knife which comprises
- a support base,
- a cradle affixed to and extending along said support base, said cradle having an arcuate cross section with free top edges spaced from said support base,
- a closely wound coil having a central axis,
- means fastening said coil within said cradle, said coil and cradle being dimensioned such that said cradle embraces the lower portion of said coil along its length and such that said cradle and said free top edges simultaneously function to limit insertion of a surgical knife into said coil and to limit lateral motion of said coil relative to said support base, and
- means for removably securing said support base to a surgical operating area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.