Balloon embolectomy catheter shear force gauge.
The shear force gauge is a device that will allow surgeons to develop a sense for the amount of shear force exerted on the arterial endothelium during balloon embolectomy. As a teaching device, hopefully it will decrease the number of shear force related complications connected to the use of the balloon embolectomy catheter.
Department of Surgery, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California.
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Chin
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Monfort
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Fogarty
D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans