A comparative study of intracranial aneurysm clips: Closing and opening forces and physical endurance

Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 318-323

  Ooka, Keiji ^a   Shibuya, Masato ^a   Suzuki, Yoshio ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Closing force; Hysteresis; Intracranial aneurysm clip; Opening force; Spring fatigue; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIP; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HYSTERESIS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRANIOTOMY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0031012782     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199702000-00016     Document Type: Article

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