Device for monitoring and counting dressing material at the time of surgery procedure

The device for counting dressing material includes a dispenser (1) with bags for packaging used surgical material, a basket coupled with a balance (3) for collecting and weighing used dressing material packed in bags and a memory module (4) for calculations equipped with a data entry panel, connected to the printer (5). Method of controlling and counting dressing material using a device for counting dressing material, in which the used dressing material is packed in a quantity of several pieces in a bag, while introducing on the memory module panel (4) the number of packed pieces of used dressing material, followed by a bag with dressing material is placed in the basket (2) coupled with the balance (3), and the memory module calculates the amount of dressing material remaining in the operating field.