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# SPONGE COUNT (K945144)

_Michael Fischer Assoc. · LWH · Jan 12, 1995 · General Hospital · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Michael Fischer Assoc.
- **Product Code:** [LWH](/submissions/HO/subpart-c%E2%80%94general-hospital-and-personal-use-monitoring-devices/LWH.md)
- **Decision Date:** Jan 12, 1995
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 880.2740
- **Device Class:** Class 1
- **Review Panel:** General Hospital

## Regulatory Identification

A surgical sponge scale is a nonelectrically powered device used to weigh surgical sponges that have been used to absorb blood during surgery so that, by comparison with the known dry weight of the sponges, an estimate may be made of the blood lost by the patient during surgery.

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