title: A new method for testing the force of clips for aneurysms or experimental spinal cord compression.
abstract: A new method is described for the determination of force-distance curves for aneurysm clips. A dissecting microscope with a goniometer eyepiece was used to determine the angle between the clip blades as various forces were applied to open the clip. The cosine law was then used to calculate the force-distance curves. The method allows accurate characterization of different clips and is especially useful for the early detection of clip weakening.
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D051381:Rats; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments