Part Number
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Item Name:
SPONGE , SURGICAL
Definition:
AN ITEM CONSTRUCTED OF ABSORBENT LINT-FREE GAUZE OR GAUZE COVERED MATERIALS OR NONWOVEN FABRIC SO CONSTRUCTED AS TO HAVE THE SAME LINT-FREE AND ABSORBENT QUALITIES OF GAUZE, IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES, NORMALLY USED TO ABSORB BLOOD AND EXUDATE. IT MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE STRINGS OR TEXTILE TAPES ATTACHED. INCLUDES ABSORBENT BALLS CONSTRUCTED OF WOVEN MATERIAL OR WITH COVER. FOR ABSORBENT BALLS MADE OF LOOSE FIBROUS MATERIAL WITHOUT COVERING, SEE BALL, ABSORBENT. EXCLUDES CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED AND CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED, REGENERATED.
CAGE Information
| Code | Company |
|---|---|
| 81348 | FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS PROMULGATED B |
Federal Supply Class
Title
SURGICAL DRESSING MATERIALS
Inclusions:
INCLUDES BANDAGES, COMPRESSES, DRESSINGS, GAUZE, PADS, SPONGES, AND IMPREGNATED SURGICAL DRESSING MATERIALS.
Exclusions:
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| MATL | MATERIAL | GAUZE AND MIDDLING COTTON |
| AGXZ | UNIT PACKAGE TYPE | BAG, PLASTIC, POLYETHYLENE |
| SUCB | UNIT OF ISSUE CUBE | 0.069 CUBIC FEET |
| ARJT | CAMOUFLAGE DYE | NOT INCLUDED |
| ABMZ | DIAMETER | 0.875 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AQQF | MATERIAL LOCATION | COVER |
| AKMX | STERILITY | NONSTERILE |
| ZZZT | NONDEFINITIVE SPEC/STD DATA | 1 SIZE |
| ARJR | DRESSING PLY QUANTITY | 1 |
| EXME | EXTERIOR CONTAINER CUBIC MEASURE | 7.00 CUBIC FEET |
| EXQT | EXTERIOR CONTAINER QUANTITY | 120 |
| PKQT | INTERMEDIATE PACKAGE QUANTITY | 20 |
| ECWT | EXTERIOR CONTAINER WEIGHT | 36.00 POUNDS |
| SUWT | UNIT OF ISSUE WEIGHT | 0.34 POUNDS |
| HUES | COLOR | WHITE |
| FEAT | SPECIAL FEATURES | IN HEAT-SEALED POLYETHYLENE BAG; GAUZE COVER WITH STRING ATTACHED; USED FOR TONSILLECTOMIES AND PACKS; SINGLE PLY |
| AGUC | UNIT PACKAGE QUANTITY | 100 |