Patent ID: 9687391
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A system for absorbing blood and bodily fluids during surgical procedures comprising: an elongated, flexible element having a proximal end and a distal end; a weight secured to the distal end of said elongated, flexible element; a plurality of absorbent elements attached to said elongated, flexible element, wherein said absorbent elements are adapted for soaking up blood and bodily fluids at a surgical site, and wherein said absorbent elements are spaced from one another along the length of said elongated, flexible element; a sealing element covering a distal end of a distal-most one of said plurality of absorbent elements, wherein said sealing element includes a flexible protruding membrane extending outwardly from a proximal rim located at a proximal end of said sealing element.