Wound packing instrument
OwnerGeorge S. Burnettinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An instrument for packing wounds with gauze or the like is provided having an elongated shaft, a rounded tip at a distal end of the shaft, a notch within the tip with the notch bieng sufficiently narrow to grip the gauze yet wide enough to prevent the gauze from being pulled from the wound when the probe is pulled from the wound. The shaft and tip may be hollow to allow for flushing and aspirating of the wound, and a cutting blade may be provided along the shaft to sever the material at a desired length.
Claims22
An instrument for placing a material into a wound, comprising:
- an elongated shaft being capable of sterilization;
- a tip at a distal end of said shaft adapted for atraumatic contact with the wound;
- said tip having means for holding a portion of material to be inserted into the wound;
- and
- said means for holding being configured to hold the material during insertion into the wound and permitting release of the material for withdrawal of the instrument from the wound;
- wherein said instrument is of one piece construction.
An instrument for placing a packing material into a wound, comprising:
- an elongated shaft capable of sterilization;
- cutting means located on said instrument for cutting the material;
- a tip at a distal end of the shaft for atraumatic contact with the wound;
- said tip having means for holding a portion of material to be inserted into the wound;
- and
- said means for holding being configured to hold the material during insertion into the wound and permitting release of the material for withdrawal of the instrument from the wound.
A flexible instrument for placing a material into a wound, comprising:
- a hollow elongated shaft being capable of sterilization;
- indicia along the elongated shaft for measuring the wound;
- a rectangular shaped member at a proximal end of the shaft for securing the material to be inserted into the wound;
- a blade shielded by said rectangular shaped member for cutting the material;
- a tip at a distal end of the shaft rounded for atraumatic contact with the wound;
- said tip having a notch for holding a portion of material to be inserted into the wound;
- said notch being sized to hold the material during insertion into the wound and permitting release of the material for withdrawal of the instrument from the wound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.