A surgical instrument to hold something tightly, e.g. a blood vessel during an operation.
Device used to grasp, compress, or support an organ, tissue, or other structure, esp. during surgery.
A surgical instrument designed to compress a structure, such as a blood vessel or a cut end of the intestine. A variety of clamps have been designed for specific surgical procedures. Blood-vessel clamps are used to stop bleeding from the cut vessels. Intestinal clamps prevent the intestinal contents from leaking into the abdominal cavity during operations on the intestines and are designed not to damage the intestinal wall.
A device used in surgery to grasp, join, compress, or support an organ, tissue, or vessel.
A device employed in surgical interventions to temporarily apply pressure on the incised portion of an organ or blood vessel, with the purpose of preventing the escape of blood or other fluids.