Cardiac and Chest Instruments

• Name: DeBakey bulldog clamp

• Category: clamping
• Use: temporary occlusion of
peripheral blood vessels
• Length: 3" to 4.5"
• Additional Information: atraumatic
jaws; jaw length 20 mm, 30 mm,
45 mm, or 60 mm; reusable or
disposable
• Name: Diethrich bulldog clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: temporary occlusion of small
peripheral blood vessels; can be
used as a suture tag
• Length: 2"
• Additional Information: straight or
curved (shown) jaws; jaw length
8 mm, 12 mm, or 20 mm
• Name: Glover bulldog clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: temporary occlusion of
peripheral blood vessels
• Length: 2" to 4.75"
• Additional Information: straight
(shown) or curved jaws; jaw
length 1.8 cm to 6 cm
• Name: Fogarty spring clip applier
• Alias: bulldog applier
• Category: accessory
• Use: applying single-use spring
clips (bulldogs)
• Length: 7"
• Additional Information: two sizes;
applies 6-mm or 12-mm clips
• Name: Javid carotid graft clamp
• Alias: carotid shunt clamp
• Category: grasping
• Use: holding temporary bypass
graft in place
• Length: 6.25" or 7"
• Additional Information: 4-mm or
• 6-mm angled jaws
• Name: Fogarty hydragrip clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: occlusion of arteries
• Length: 4.5" (curved); 6.5"
(straight)
• Additional Information: replaceable
jaw inserts permit occlusion
with minimal trauma to blood
vessel
• Name: Fogarty aortic cross-clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: cross-clamping the aorta
• Length: 8.5"
• Additional Information: jaws use
61-mm inserts
• Name: DeBakey aorta clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: total occlusion of blood
flow in the aorta
• Length: 7.25"
• Additional Information: curved
shanks; atraumatic jaws
• Name: Cosgrove flex clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: clamping aorta during minimally
invasive heart procedures
• Length: n/a
• Additional Information: jaw length
33 mm, 61 mm, or 86 mm; thin
flexible shaft allows it to be
passed through small incisions
• Name: DeBakey peripheral
vascular clamp
• Alias: DeBakey multipurpose
clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: occluding blood vessels
• Length: 8.25", 9", or 12"
• Additional Information: atraumatic
DeBakey-style serrated jaws;
angled 60 degrees
• Name: DeBakey coarctation and
peripheral vascular clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: clamping large vessels; may
be used to occlude more than
one vessel at a time
• Length: 9"
• Additional Information:
DeBakey-style
atraumatic jaws
• Name: DeBakey sidewinder clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: clamping the aorta
• Length: 9" to 10.5"
• Additional Information: jaw length
1.75" or 2.5
• Name: DeBakey coarctation clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: clamping large blood vessels
such as the femoral or iliac arteries;
may be used to occlude more
• than one vessel at a time
• Length: 9"
• Additional Information: DeBakey-style
atraumatic jaws; straight or angled
(shown) shanks
• Name: DeBakey multipurpose
clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: clamping large blood
vessels
• Length: 8 or 8.5"
• Additional Information: DeBakey-style
atraumatic jaws; jaw length
2" or 2.5"
• Name: peripheral vascular clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: clamping blood vessels
• Length: 8.5"
• Additional Information:
Longitudinal serrations
• Name: Cooley cardiovascular clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: temporary occlusion of the
iliac artery during aortic
aneurysm repair
• Length: 10.75"
• Additional Information: jaw length
7 cm or 7.3 cm; Cooley
patterned jaws
• Name: Cooley coarctation clamp
• Category: clamping
• Use: clamping large blood vessels
such as the femoral or iliac
arteries; may be used to occlude
more than one vessel at a time
• Length: 7"
• Additional Information: Cooley
patterned jaws