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2. Retained surgical instruments - Wikipedia

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   SmartSponge system, an RFID system to aid doctors in tracking sponges and other surgical items during surgery. There are many different types of tools that have been left behind during a surgery. Common instruments are needles, knife blades, safety pins, scalpels, clamps, scissors, sponges, towels, and electrosurgical adapters.

3. Call for process review to cut risk of surgical swabs being ...

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   An investigation found there has been between 11 and 23 instances of swabs being left behind in patient’s bodies every year since 2015. Call for process review to cut risk of surgical swabs ...

4. Jackson-Pratt drain - Wikipedia

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   A Jackson-Pratt drain (also called a JP drain) is a closed-suction medical device that is commonly used as a post-operative drain for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites. The device consists of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb or circular cylinder via plastic tubing. [1]

5. Nevada mother files lawsuit alleging doctor left a surgical ...

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   The authors said the sponges were likely left behind during one of two C-sections the woman had had. There are protocols in place to prevent such surgical mishaps.

6. Retractor (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Surgical retractors probably originate with very basic tools used in the Stone Age. [3] Branches or antlers of various shapes were used to dig and extract food from the ground. As the use of tools evolved, a variety of instruments came about to substitute for the use of hooked or grasping fingers in the butchering of meat or dissection of bodies.

7. Ophthalmic viscosurgical device - Wikipedia

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   Their consistency allows the surgical instruments to move through them, but when there is low shear stress they do not flow, and retain their shape, preventing collapse of the anterior chamber. OVDs are available in several formulations which may be combined or used individually as best suits the procedure, and are introduced into the anterior ...

8. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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   Access instrument. Used to create an opening into a space without opening the abdominal cavity. A camera is inserted through one to view the interior while instruments are inserted through the others to manipulate the organs. Ultrasonic energy device Surgical device typically used to dissect tissue, but also seals small vessels and tissue bundles

9. What happened to the iconic Humvees US forces left behind in ...

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   The Pentagon says US forces left behind military equipment worth over $7.2bn at the time. Glimpses of this leftover military hardware are occasionally seen at Taliban events, such as a grand ...