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Raney Scalp Clips

Raney Clips · Scalp Clips · Raney clip cartridge · Scalp hemostasis clips

Small spring clips, usually blue plastic, shaped like a short tube with an open slot. They come in sterile packs or loaded in a cartridge, and a stainless steel version also exists.

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  • What it’s for

    Clipped along the cut edges of the scalp flap in a craniotomykray-nee-OT-uh-meeSurgery in which a piece of the skull is removed to reach the brain, and usually put back at the end.crani/o skull-tomy cutting intoFull entry to stop bleeding from the scalp edge while the rest of the procedure is done. They are put on, and taken off, with a Raney clip applying forcepsFOR-sepsA hand instrument with two blades or arms used to grasp, hold or pull tissue or objects.Full entry (the Raney gun).

  • Lengths and variants

    Codman lists sterile disposable plastic clips (10 per package) and stainless steel clips (12 per package).

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6 sources
  1. Integra Codman Neuro Accessories Catalog, Raney scalp clips indications, p. 9
  2. Codman Surgical Instruments Catalog, Scalp Clips, p. 607
  3. Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 24 (Neurologic Surgery), pp. 645, 653
  4. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 34 (Neurosurgery), p. 977
  5. Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Raney Clip Applier, p. 470
  6. Aesculap US Surgical Instrument Catalog, Raney Applying and Removing Forceps for Scalp Hemostasis Clips, p. 1091

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