Patent ID: 8544660
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A rack for surgical sponge counter bags that facilitates sponge counting, comprising: a spindle; a plurality of rotatable support members mounted for rotation about the spindle, each support member carrying one or more mechanical devices that are constructed and adapted to grasp a sponge counter bag; a frame having two spaced bars, wherein the spindle is attached to the frame between and parallel with the two spaced bars such that the two spaced bars act as positional stops to prevent the rotatable support members from rotating through more than 180 degrees; one or more surgical sponges; and at least one surgical sponge counter bag that is grasped by the mechanical device of one of the support members, and has a pocket that holds the surgical sponge, the bag being constructed so that, if the sponge is in the pocket, the sponge in the pocket is visible from outside the pocket.