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Kenneth I Light

Barry L Shevick

A scraper is provided having at least a portion of a fastener thereon. A blade is removably attachable to the distal end of the scraper through this fastener. The blade includes a cutting edge extending beyond portions of the distal end so that the cutting edge of the blade can be used when the blade is attached to the scraper. One form of fastener includes a pin and a hole, both on the distal end of the scraper. The blade is provided with a yoke that engages the pin, and a stud which passes through the hole, so that the blade is secured to the distal end of the scraper. A container is also disclosed with a lower tray and cover tray configured to hold multiple scrapers therein.

Surgical scraper with removeable blade and container therefor

A kit is provided including a base with an insert which has a plurality of compartments therein. The compartments are in fluid communication with each other. Liquid bleeding control agent is expressed into the base and allowed to flow to each of the compartments, such as through ports and inside slots between adjacent compartments. Pads reside within each of the compartments, which each include a gauze portion and a gel foam portion. The gel foam portion is wetted by the liquid bleeding control agent, which can be expressed from a syringe provided as a portion of the kit and which flows into the compartments for uniform wetting of gel foam portions of each of the pads. Pads are used during a surgical procedure and then returned to vacant compartments, so that a quick check for remaining vacant compartments indicates whether or not any pads have remained within the surgical site.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Kenneth I Light