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Aneurysm clip testing meter.

M Dujovny·A Perlin·N Wackenhut·L Leff·N Kossovsky·D Nelson
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The force that a vascular clip exerts when it is applied to a vessel is a critical factor in its safe and proper use. Permanent occlusion effected in the obliteration of aneurysms requires clip closure forces great enough to resist sliping, yet low enough not to damage the neck of the aneurysm. The authors consider the need for a device that can readily measure clip closing forces just prior to pre-surgical sterilization (immediately prior to implantation), and an instrument that meets that need is presented.

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M Dujovny, A Perlin, N Wackenhut, L Leff, N Kossovsky, D Nelson. 1980. Aneurysm clip testing meter.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7344400/

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