Fluid Absorbent Surgical Device for Trocars

• Main Author: IHDE, II GLENN M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.09.2011
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; COMBINED OPERATIONS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MACHINE TOOLS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROSTHESES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS

A surgical instrument that absorbs fluid material on surfaces of a trocar is provided. The surgical instrument comprises a handle having at least two ends and an absorbent area at a first end of the handle. The absorbent area comprises a plurality of absorbent discs and a plurality of spacers.