Haemostat

device · 1880 · Electric age

A clamp for blood vessels (Kocher, Péan).

What it is made of

• Ratchet — has part. A ratchet lock.

Principles and materials it uses

• Steel — is made of. The clamp is surgical steel.
• Lever — uses. The jaws are levers.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Surgical forceps — evolved from. A clamp with a lock.

Take Haemostat apart

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