A surgical sponge, particularly of the neurosurgical class, comprising a fibrous web having attached to one surface thereof a locator string comprising a bundle of X-ray detectable monofilaments that are helically overwrapped as by a yarn. One or more of the components of a preferrred string is bondable...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5112325?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5112325 - Surgical sponge with plurality of radiopaque monofilaments
Surgical sponge with plurality of radiopaque monofilaments