ABSORBENT ARTICLES OF A CONSTITUTION ABSORBABLE IN BODY FLUIDS AND NONTOXIC TO THE SYSTEM, SUCH AS STARCH; IN VARIOUS SPONGE SIZES AND SHAPES, AND ALSO IN POWDER FORM; FOR APPLICATION TO AND IN THE ALIMENTARY TRACT AND OTHER BODY CAVITIES AND OPENED PARTS OF THE BODY AND OPEN WOUNDS, TO ABSORB BODY FLUIDS, FOR AID IN HEALING; FOR USE IN THE VARIOUS TYPES OF SURGERY AND IN MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY FOR VARIED PURPOSES SUCH AS FOR ABSORBING BLOOD AND OTHER BODY FLUIDS AND EXUDATIONS, AS A DIVERTER...