Vessel Loops
Silicone vessel loops
Thin, stretchy silicone (Silastic) bands, colored to tell structures apart and packaged in pairs. Some brands are radiopaqueray-dee-oh-PAYKBlocking x-rays, so the material shows up white on an x-ray image.radi/o radiation, x-rayopaque not letting throughFull entry .
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- 1 categorieRetracting & Exposing
- On setups
- 24
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Passed around a vessel, nerve or duct to isolate it, lift it out of the way or temporarily stop flow. The loop is carried around the vessel with a right-angle clamp and its ends are clamped together with a hemostatHEE-moe-statA clamp with finger rings and a locking ratchet used in surgery to grasp and close off bleeding vessels.hem/o blood-stat stopping, standing stillFull entry . A loop can also be pulled through tubing with a tourniquet hook to make a Rumel tourniquet.
Lengths and variants
Colors: red for arteries, blue for veins, white or yellow for nerves or ducts. Scanlan Surg-I-Loop comes in super maxi, maxi and mini sizes.
What experienced techs know
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4 sources
- Association of Surgical Technologists (Frey K, ed.). Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 11 (Wound Healing, Sutures, Needles, and Stapling Devices), pdf p. 356
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 30 (Vascular and Microvascular Surgery), p. 838 (pdf p. 856)
- Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Chapter 14 (Cardiovascular thoracic instruments), p. 526
- Scanlan International. Catalog 2021. pdf p. 397
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