What is a Backhaus towel clamp used for?

What is a Backhaus towel clamp used for?

The Backhaus towel clamp is a perforating clamp used for grasping tissue, securing towels or drapes, and holding or reducing small bone fractures.

Where do you place the towel clips to secure the towel to the surgical field?

Various towel clampsTowel clamps are introduced through the ground drapes (at a corner where two drapes meet) and through the patient’s skin in order to securely hold the surgical drape during a surgical procedure.

What are Mayo towel clips used for?

The Mayo towel clips are designed to hold sterile towels as close to the incision as possible. They are also used to fix suction tubes, diathermy wires and laparoscopic cables with the draping materials.

Which towel clamp is non penetrating?

Lorna
Lorna (Edna) Towel Clamps are a non-perforating clamp used to secure instruments and surgical materials such as tubing and towels to the drape surrounding a surgical site. The jaws and tips are curved while the shanks and handle are flat so they can rest on the patient.

What type of instrument is a Backhaus?

Towel Clamp
Backhaus forceps 9cm/3.5inch: Backhaus Towel Clamp is a perforating clamp used for grasping tissue, securing towels or drapes and holding or reducing small bone fractures.

What are vet clamps for?

Clamps are used in many surgical procedures for compressing blood vessels or hollow organs, to prevent their contents from leaking and bleeding. Clamps are either straight, curved or angled, and have a variety of inner jaw patterns.

What is a towel clamp?

Background. A towel clamp is a locking clamp with two sharp points separated by 60°. 1. Commonly found on surgical trays, this underused instrument has a variety of potential applications beyond securing the position of sterile towels.

What are the types of towel clips?

General Towel Clips

• BACKHAUS TOWEL CLIP.
• BALL AND SOCKET TOWEL CLIP.
• JONES TOWEL CLIP.
• MOYNIHAN TOWEL CLIP.
• SHARDLES TOWEL CLIP.
• SPRING CLIP.