I think this may be what they are referring to.


HTH


Sheila


* A small flat absorbent pad used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore. Pledgets can be made from cotton or wool.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledget




Patent 20040106949: Suture system
1 Pledget Color of Needle Suture(s) Attached on Suture Suture (suture #) 1A 1 Yes,
... 3B is an enlarged view showing the pledget 16 on suture 12. ...
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Exit block in pediatric cardiac pacing. Comparison of the suture ...
... the suture-type was further secured in place by tying the electrode's suture
at its exit to another nonabsorbable pledget-supported suture. ...
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Evaluation of suture techniques for mitral valve replacement.
Subannular pledget-supported sutures required the greatest force (38.4 +/- 0.8
N) to produce prosthetic dehiscence and were significantly more secure than ...
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The Forgotten Functional Triscupid Insufficiency: Is Valve Repair ...
We have used a modified De Vega annuloplasty using interrupted pledget-supported
sutures. This segmental tricuspid annuloplasty (6) avoids tearing of the ...
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An arterial switch operation for a concordant crisscross heart ...
... Surgerya and Pediatric Cardiology,b The Heart Institute of Japan, ... a Dacron polyester fabric patch with eight pledget-supported mattress sutures. ...
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http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english...

PLEDGET
Noun

1. A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged.

2. A string of oakum used in calking.

3. A small plug

German


Packung (ballast, box, compress, gasket, pack, package, packet, pitching, poultice), Tupfer (dab, speckle, swab, wadding, whirl), Tampon (plug, tampon), Kompresse (compress), Bausch (ball, bustle, pleat, puff, swelling, wad), Auflage (circulation, coating, condition, edition, impost, impression, layer, lining, number of copies, overlay, plating, requirement, rest, run, stipulation). (various references)