Brace (surgery)

X-ray image of surgical staples

Stapler used on a pillow for demonstration purposes

Two clamps hold a bite wound together in a dog

A series of clips hold a wound on a shoulder together

A surgical clip , also known as a wound clip , is used to join the edges of a wound. It can be surgical wounds or z. B. act cuts or bite wounds. Stapling can be an alternative to surgical sutures . The main advantage here is the reduced duration of the operation.

This medical method was invented by the Hungarian surgeon Humer Hülle in 1908. His first stapler weighed 3.6 kg and was designed for gastric resection.

The surgical clip is made of corrosion-free steel and, when inserted, is rectangular with rounded corners and a recess for the wire in the depth of the cut.

With a stapling device (engl. Stacker) (technically similar to a stapler ), for example skin edges after disinfection brought together and clamped. To remove these skin staples, a staple remover is used, which bends the staples by pressing on their center and thus moves their sides up out of the skin. The shape afterwards is most likely M -shaped, the two legs of the M are at right angles to the skin and the clips are pulled out upwards.

For use in the inner body there are patented plastic clips made from bio-absorbable material.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Clamp made of stretchable, bioabsorbable plastic with a knotted configuration as well as method and device for their deformation - document DE69314254T2. In: patent-de.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019 . 

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