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Posterior pack and method for treating severe epistaxis
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-06-24
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Granted: 1975-05-20
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Expires: 1994-06-24
Abstract
Abstract For treating severe epistaxis a substantially hemisphericalshaped pack of foam rubber is disposed posteriorly of the soft palate and maintained in place by a pair of sutures secured to the pack and tied together at their other ends anterior the nasal septum.
Inventors
- 👤 Adrienne A Walker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12104; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12136; A61B17/12181; A61B17/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A posterior pack for treatment of severe epistaxis, comprising: a resilient body adapted to occlude the choanae of a patient; and, a pair of sutures secured, at one end portion, respectively, to said body and projecting, at their other end portions, through the nasal passages of the patient, whereby the end portions of said sutures projecting beyond the nasal septum are tied together for maintaining said body in choanae occluded position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A posterior pack for treatment of severe epistaxis, comprising: a resilient body adapted to occlude the choanae of a patient; and, a pair of sutures secured, at one end portion, respectively, to said body and projecting, at their other end portions, through the nasal passages of the patient, whereby the end portions of said sutures projecting beyond the nasal septum are tied together for maintaining said body in choanae occluded position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The posterior pack according to claim 1 in which said body is hemispherical-shaped and having its part-spherical surface disposed toward the nasal cavity of the patient, and further including: a base comprising a disc of fabric material bonded to the surface of said body opposite its part-spherical surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The posterior pack according to claim 2 in which said one end portion of said pair of sutures extend diametrically through said body and said base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The posterior pack according to claim 3 in which said body is formed from foam rubber and said pair of sutures comprise silk strands.
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