EP0841882A4 - Absorbent article having a radiopaque element - Google Patents

Absorbent article having a radiopaque element

Info

Publication number: EP0841882A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: absorbent article; radiopaque element; radiopaque; absorbent; article
Prior art date: 1996-05-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP97921471A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0841882A1 (en

Inventor

Autry O V Debusk

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

DeRoyal Industries Inc

Original Assignee

DeRoyal Industries Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1996-05-01

Filing date

1997-04-30

Publication date

2001-08-29

1996-05-01 Priority claimed from US08/640,486 external-priority patent/US5792128A/en

1997-04-30 Application filed by DeRoyal Industries Inc filed Critical DeRoyal Industries Inc

1998-05-20 Publication of EP0841882A1 publication Critical patent/EP0841882A1/en

2001-08-29 Publication of EP0841882A4 publication Critical patent/EP0841882A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
- A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
- A61F13/44—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators with radio-opaque material or signalling means for residual material

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Vascular Medicine (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)

EP97921471A 1996-05-01 1997-04-30 Absorbent article having a radiopaque element Withdrawn EP0841882A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US640486		1996-05-01
US08/640,486 US5792128A (en)	1995-10-05	1996-05-01	Absorbent article having a radiopaque element embedded in a side edge thereof and method for making same
PCT/US1997/007326 WO1997040797A1 (en)	1996-05-01	1997-04-30	Absorbent article having a radiopaque element

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0841882A1 EP0841882A1 (en)	1998-05-20
EP0841882A4 true EP0841882A4 (en)	2001-08-29

Family

ID=24568454

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97921471A Withdrawn EP0841882A4 (en)	1996-05-01	1997-04-30	Absorbent article having a radiopaque element

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0841882A4 (en)
CA (1)	CA2224822C (en)
WO (1)	WO1997040797A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
CN110799159A (en) *	2018-02-05	2020-02-14	耶迪蒂普大学	Surgical pad and method for obtaining same

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3867935A (en) *	1973-05-14	1975-02-25	Johnson & Johnson	Plied absorbent structures
US3965907A (en) *	1975-01-08	1976-06-29	The Kendall Company	Surgical sponge
GB1478454A (en) *	1974-08-28	1977-06-29	Johnson & Johnson	Surgical swabs
US4068666A (en) *	1975-05-16	1978-01-17	American Hospital Supply Corporation	Surgical sponge and method of forming the same
US4477256A (en) *	1982-02-11	1984-10-16	Win Hirsch	Surgical sponge
US5244718A (en) *	1991-04-03	1993-09-14	Taylor Jeffrey L	Synthetic fabrics and surgical/medical products made therefrom

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3097649A (en) *	1960-01-18	1963-07-16	Russell M Gray	Method and application of surgical sponge

1997
- 1997-04-30 WO PCT/US1997/007326 patent/WO1997040797A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-04-30 EP EP97921471A patent/EP0841882A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1997-04-30 CA CA002224822A patent/CA2224822C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3867935A (en) *	1973-05-14	1975-02-25	Johnson & Johnson	Plied absorbent structures
GB1478454A (en) *	1974-08-28	1977-06-29	Johnson & Johnson	Surgical swabs
US3965907A (en) *	1975-01-08	1976-06-29	The Kendall Company	Surgical sponge
US4068666A (en) *	1975-05-16	1978-01-17	American Hospital Supply Corporation	Surgical sponge and method of forming the same
US4477256A (en) *	1982-02-11	1984-10-16	Win Hirsch	Surgical sponge
US5244718A (en) *	1991-04-03	1993-09-14	Taylor Jeffrey L	Synthetic fabrics and surgical/medical products made therefrom

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9740797A1 *
THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE: "textile terms and definitions", September 1988, THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE, GREAT BRITAIN, XP002170606 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0841882A1 (en)	1998-05-20
CA2224822A1 (en)	1997-11-06
CA2224822C (en)	2005-04-12
WO1997040797A1 (en)	1997-11-06

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2354449B (en)	2001-05-09	Absorbent article
GB2319730B (en)	2001-03-21	Absorbent article
GB9526444D0 (en)	1996-02-21	Absorbent article
EG20568A (en)	1999-08-30	Hygienic absorbent article
HUP9500480D0 (en)	1995-04-28	Absorbent article
SG65013A1 (en)	1999-05-25	Absorbent article
TW410600U (en)	2000-11-01	Absorbent article
TW330412U (en)	1998-04-21	Absorbent article having a body-accommodating absorbent core
ZA9811074B (en)	1999-06-03	Absorbent article
TW538745U (en)	2003-06-21	Absorbent article
SG71837A1 (en)	2000-04-18	Absorbent article
TW561879U (en)	2003-11-11	Absorbent article
AU138271S (en)	1999-08-25	Absorbent article
TW392501U (en)	2000-06-01	Absorbent article
IL117906A0 (en)	1996-08-04	Absorbent article
TW381470U (en)	2000-02-01	Absorbent article
GB9619891D0 (en)	1996-11-06	Absorbent article
IL128919A0 (en)	2000-02-17	Absorbent article
GB9518317D0 (en)	1995-11-08	Absorbent article
TW416436U (en)	2000-12-21	Absorbent article
TW437383U (en)	2001-05-28	Absorbent article
TW367828U (en)	1999-08-21	Absorbent article
IL120700A0 (en)	1997-08-14	Absorbent article
TW522831U (en)	2003-03-01	Absorbent article
EG20882A (en)	2000-05-31	Absorbent sanitary article

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1998-04-03	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1998-05-20	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19971220
1998-05-20	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE DE ES FR GB IE IT NL SE
2001-08-22	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Free format text: 7A 61F 13/44 A
2001-08-29	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20010712
2001-08-29	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): AT BE DE ES FR GB IE IT NL SE
2002-08-07	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20020624
2003-02-07	GRAH	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA
2003-11-14	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2004-01-02	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20030701