Improved forceps for pulmonary embolectomy.
A malleable, nonocclusive forceps for surgical extraction of fresh pulmonary emboli is described. This device allows the performance of pulmonary embolectomy under direct vision with an unobscured peripheral field and reduces the potential for traumatic pulmonary artery laceration.
von Segesser
L K
LK
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
Bauer
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E
Jenni
R
R
Turina
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M
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments