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VASOTRIBE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

An exceedingly strong forceps in which pressure is applied by means of a screw; the instrument is used to crush tissue containing an artery in order to control hemorrhage from the vessel.

Key term(s)
  • angiotribe forceps
  • vasotribe forceps

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
DEF

Instrument servant à écraser les vaisseaux pour obtenir l’hémostase. Il s’agit d’une forte pince, la pression étant exercée par l’intermédiaire d’une vis ou d’un système de leviers.

Spanish

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