Umbilical Cord Clamp
Cord Clamp · Cord clamps · Umbilical clamp
A small plastic clamp with two jaws hinged at a ring at one end. The jaws have serrationsair-AY-shunA row of small tooth-like ridges, such as the grooves on the jaws of a surgical clamp.Full entry along their length and a catch at the tip that locks them shut.
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What it’s for
Clamps the baby's umbilical cord after delivery. The clamp stays on the newborn's cord after the cord is cut from the placentapluh-SEN-tuhThe organ that grows in the uterus during pregnancy and passes oxygen and food from the parent's blood to the fetus.Full entry . Two are pulled for each baby at a cesarean birthsih-ZAIR-ee-un berthBirth of a baby through surgical cuts in the belly and the uterus.Full entry .
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2 sources
- Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Cord Clamp, p. 169
- AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 15 (Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery), p. 525
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