Clamping and Occluding Instruments

 

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Clamping and Occluding Instruments 

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♦ A hemostat is used to clamp blood vessels or tag sutures.  Its jaws may be straight or curved.  Other names: crile, snap or stat. 

 

  
♦ A mosquito is used to clamp small blood vessels.  Its jaws may be straight or curved. 

  

♦ A Kelly is used to clamp larger vessels and tissue. Other names: Rochester Pean. 

           

  
♦A burlisher is used to clamp deep blood vessels.   Burlishers have two closed finger rings.  Burlishers with an open finger ring are called tonsil hemostats. Other names: Schnidt tonsil forcep, Adson forcep. 

  
♦ A right angle is used to clamp hard-to-reach vessels and to place sutures behind or around a vessel.  A right angle with a suture attached is called a "tie on a passer."  Other names: Mixter. 

  
♦ A hemoclip applier with hemoclips applies metal clips onto blood vessels and ducts which will remain occluded. 
   

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