Chitwood DeBakey Clamp
Chitwood DeBakey Clamp
Usage conditions apply
- Description (Brief)
- The Thoracoscopic Chitwood DeBakey Clamp was developed around 1996 for the repair and replacement of diseased heart valves using minimally invasive surgical procedures. It has a dual pivot point with a sliding shaft and traditional ring-style handles. This instrument can be used for both video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- clamp
- surgical instrument
- date made
- ca 2016
- maker
- Scanlan International, Inc.
- Physical Description
- stainless steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.4 cm x 8.7 cm x 32 cm; 15/16 in x 3 7/16 in x 12 19/32 in
- ID Number
- 2016.0183.03
- accession number
- 2016.0183
- catalog number
- 2016.0183.03
- Credit Line
- Gift of Scanlan International
- subject
- Cardiology
- Medical Procedure- Surgery
- Medicine
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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