Neurosurgical Sponge (Pattie) 20*50 mm

One of the most important types of surgical tampons to control bleeding in sensitive and microscopic surgeries is the neurosurgical sponge, which is known by various names and terms such as Neurosurgical tampon, Surgical Pattie and Cottonoid. The neurosurgical sponge 20*50 mm is an average size of patties used in delicate surgeries.

What is Neurosurgical Sponge 20*50?

These tampons are square or rectangular strips of compressed natural, soft and flexible fibers with high absorption and minimal lint without causing allergies. The neurosurgical sponges are used in many surgeries, especially Brain surgeries, spinal surgeries, microsurgeries, etc., to control bleeding.

In the past, surgical pattie was simply produced from cotton webril and used in neurosurgeries to reduce bleeding around the incised tissue and in the brain. Over time, this product has been included in the category of industrial products, and its design was changed.

In this design, using a thin barium string can locate the string so that if it remains inside the surgical site, it can intercept by X-ray and remove. Also, silk string is used to track the location of tampons at the surgical site.

During the surgery, putting the string out of the surgical site can easily find and remove by pulling its end out of the position.

Another point is the use of counting cards (counting from one to ten) to determine the number of tampons from the beginning to the end of the surgery. This allows the surgical team to use the required number of sponges after removing them from the counting card. The surgical team members put the tampons back on the counting card again to easily determine tampon’s number at the end of the surgery and to ensure that they do not remain in the surgical site.

Applications of neurosurgical sponge

• The main application of the Neurosurgical sponge or catenoid is the rapid and high absorption of blood at the site of bleeding by putting it on the tissue that causes the formation of clots in the tips of blood vessels and control bleeding.
• Due to the high absorption and softness of catenoids and the possibility of damaging sensitive tissues such as nerves and arteries during the use of suction, the use of tampons can prevent the tip of the aspirator head from hitting the tissue.
• Pattie or Neurosurgical Sponge depending on the selected dimension and size can use in various surgeries, including neurosurgery, cranial surgery, orthopedic, cardiovascular, microscopic surgery, etc. The surgeon, due to the incision area and the cross-sectional area of the surgical site, uses any size of them.

How to use

The tampons are placed around the incised tissue so that the bleeding does not reduce the surgeon’s vision or interfere with the surgery.

These disposable tampons are usually placed in a sterile saline solution before use to reduce adhesion to the tissue and remove it more easily. The elasticity of sponges makes them easy to use.

Key features of AJP neurosurgical sponges

• Disposable
• High quality materials
• High absorbency
• Soft and flexible
• High strength
• Without lint
• Biocompatibility of tampons with body tissue and non-allergenicity
• Silk strings for detecting surgical sites
• Radiopaque strip (X-ray mark) for X-ray interception
• A counting card
• The most negligible adhesion to the tissue
• AJP sponges are disposable and sterilized with ethylene oxide

Different sizes of AJP neurosurgical sponge

• 10*10 mm
• 15*25 mm
• 30*30 mm
• 20*50 mm
• 25*75 mm
• 30*120 mm

Application of AJP Pattie 20*50 mm

The neurosurgical sponge 20*50 mm is used in delicate operations such as laminectomy, intervertebral disc, brain surgery, hand vascular surgery, etc.

Essential points in the using neurosurgical sponge

• Avoid cutting the strips as this will cause falling tiny fibers of the product to transfer to surgical site and act as a foreign material, which may cause inflammation, adhesion, and infection at the surgical site.
• Moisten tampons before use to prevent possible lint and adhesion.
• It is better to moisten the tampon before taking it out so that it’ll more easily separate from the tissue, and the clot does not separate from the vein.
• Under no circumstances please don’t use the silk string for extraction because it may detach from the end of the tampon, and the tampon may remain inside the surgical site. The best way to remove the Pattie from the surgical site is  using forceps and using the string is only for counting.
• After removing the sponges, place them on the card in their place.
• Be sure to store Pattie’s packages in a dry place.
• Single use only, so don’t sterilize or reuse it.
• Don’t use the package if opened or damaged.

Importance of counting card

Due to the small and thinness of the patties, it’s not easily recognizable from the body tissues after being placed in the surgical site and blood absorption. So the possibility of remaining inside the surgical site is very high.

For this reason, the use of medical counting cards significantly reduced medical errors, and the surgeon and the medical team could be aware of possible mistakes.