Metallurgical evaluation of the compatibility of surgical clips with their appliers
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Acta Neurochirurgica
- Vol. 59 (1-2) , 95-109
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01411196
Abstract
Five aneurysm clips and their respective appliers (Heifetz, Vari-Angle, McFadden, Scoville, and Yaşargil) were tested for the production of small metal shards that could provoke a foreign body reaction or increase the risk of a stresscorrosion failure. Pivot and Vari-Angle-McFadden clips produced numerous large shards, the Scoville clip produced a few fine shards, and the Yaşargil and Heifetz clips produced none. Metal shard production due to cold metal transfer is attributed to the abrasive mechanical interaction between clips and appliers made from metals with different degrees of hardness.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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