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ARTERY FORCEPS [7 records]

Record 1 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Bioengineering
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Technique biologique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Forceps with a catch for locking the blades, used for seizing the end of a blood vessel to control hemorrhage.

OBS

The main purpose [of hemostatic forceps] is to achieve hemostasis (control of the flow of blood). After a hemostat has been secured to a blood vessel, generally either a suture is tied around the vessel or electrocautery is applied to the end of the vessel to achieve final hemostasis.

OBS

Dissecting hemostatic forceps clamp onto blood vessels and control bleeding. They ... tend to be long and slender in order to get to blood vessels easily and with a minimum of trauma. [They] resemble scissors and have locking mechanisms that maintain a firm clamp on blood vessels, holding them in place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Pince à crans d'arrêt servant à l'hémostase.

OBS

Le premier usage de la pince à hémostase est de permettre par une préhension fine la ligature d'un vaisseau ou sa coagulation par le bistouri électrique. Elle est aussi un bon complément dans le repérage et la mise en tension des tissus au cours de la dissection, sur une aponévrose, un sac herniaire, une vaginale d'hydrocèle. Enfin, [elle sert de] pince repère sur les fils passés et en attente [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental quirúrgico
DEF

Pinza [...] de forcipresión destinada a comprimir vasos que sangran.

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Record 3 2010-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Forceps for grasping and compressing an artery.

CONT

Endothelium of the central ear artery of an anesthetized rabbit is damaged by placing artery forceps on the ear directly over the vessel. Forceps are removed 30 min later and blood flow resumes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

There are many types of Adson forceps: Adson artery forceps; Adson dissecting forceps; Adson dressing forceps; Adson dural forceps; Adson ear forceps; Adson hypophyseal forceps; Adson lung grasping forceps; Adson micro forceps; Adson suture forceps; Adson tissue forceps; Adson thumb forceps; Adson thumb and tissue forceps; Adson thumb and tissue micro forceps; etc.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Adson's forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, in that specific case, the written forms "Adson's hemostatic forceps", "Adson's haemostatic forceps", "Adson's hemostat forceps", "Adson's hemostat" and "Adson's artery forceps" are not found.

OBS

Alfred Washington Adson (1887-1951), American neurosurgeon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince hémostatique Adson» et non plus de «pince hémostatique d'Adson».

OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de "pince hémostatique Adson" et non plus de "pince hémostatique d'Adson".

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A surgical instrument with rubber-coated jaws that provide gentle, noncrushing compression of vascular structures during an anastomosis.

OBS

Proper name: Crile Hemostatic Forceps. ... Features: Horizontal serrations; straight or curved. Uses: Occlusion of vessels and some blunt dissection. Often confused with or referred to as Kelly forceps.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as in "Crile's forceps"or "Crile's clamp", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Crile forceps" and "Crile clamp"are also found.

OBS

George Crile. American surgeon, born November 11, 1864, near Chili, Ohio; died January 7, 1943.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

La pince hémostatique Crile peut être droite ou courbe, avec ou sans griffes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A strongly built, curved hemostat with rat-tooth tips to the blades.

OBS

Proper Name: Ochsner Artery Forceps. Common Name: Ochsner, Kocher. Features: tips ~ 1 x 2 teeth; horizontal serrations; straight or curved. Uses: Primarily for grasping and holding heavy tissue (i.e., broad ligaments). Longer length is suitable for deep cavities.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Ochsner's forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Ochsner forceps" and "Ochsner artery forceps"are not found. Two American surgeons bear the name of Ochsner: Edward William Alton Ochsner (1896-1961) and Albert John Ochsner (1858-1925).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince Ochsner» et non plus de «pince d'Ochsner».

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A strong ratchet-handled, scissor-type, artery forceps for holding tissues during surgery or for compressing bleeding tissue.

OBS

Proper Name: Kocher artery forceps. Common Name: Kocher, Kocher Clamps, Ochsner. Features: tips - 1x2 teeth; horizontal serrations; straight or curved. Uses: Although called an artery forceps, this forceps is primarily used for grasping and holding heavy tissue such as abdominal muscle fascia.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Kocher's forceps" (Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon), often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Kocher forceps", "Kocher artery forceps" and "Kocher clamp"are also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Classiquement droite et à gaies, la pince Kocher ne permet pas les hémostases fines mais permet d'exercer de fortes tractions sur certains tissus.

CONT

La pince Kocher vous permet de clamper les tubulures de perfusions, de dévisser les tubulures résistantes, de fixer divers éléments [...]

OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince Kocher» et non plus de «pince de Kocher».

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