Kocher clamp
The Kocher clamp is a traumatic clamp and belongs to the class of grasping instruments . It was developed by the Swiss surgeon Emil Theodor Kocher at the end of the 19th century .
The Kocher clamp is mainly used when structures have to be gripped securely and held in place for a long time, but may be compressed in the process. For this purpose (so that the grasped tissue does not slip out of the clamp) it has serrated jaws and a small “tooth” at the end, which can prevent the clamp from slipping off even if only a small amount of substance can be grasped.
Because of its destructive effect, it is used as a standard grasping instrument for robust tissue types such as periosteum and skin ; Severed muscle fibers (with vascular injuries) can not only be grasped with the Kocher clamp, but fine capillary bleeding is also stopped by the pressure. However, the Kocher clamp is not suitable for pressure-sensitive material such as nerves , viscera and lungs .
literature
- The big Reuter: Springer universal dictionary medicine, pharmacology and dentistry. Volume 1. ISBN 3-540-25104-9 .
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Individual evidence
- ^ Die Zeit N ° 51, December 16, 2010, p. 43 graphic.