Needle holder damage to surgical needles

Abidin, M.R.; Thacker, J.G.; Lombardi, S.A.; Bond, R.F.; Dunlap, J.A.; Gordon, K.B.; McGregor, W.; Edlich, R.F.

American Surgeon 55(11): 681-684

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348
PMID: 2817623
Document Number: 341196
Clamping surgical needles between the jaws of needle holders with teeth markedly weaken the needles, making them prone to breakage. In contrast, clamping surgical needles between either smooth needle holder jaws or jaws embedded with tungsten carbide particles did not alter the ductility of surgical needles.

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