The Compliant Hemostat Vessel Occlusion Device

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The Compliant Hemostat(Vessel Occlusion Device)

• Team members
• Zachary Kreiner
• Christine Vehar

Key contributions from Juan Arenas, M.D.
ProblemDuring kidney/liver operations, the Vena
Cava must be clamped to occlude blood flow.
However, the scissor-like motion can cause damage
in the vessels it clamps
One accepted instrument to accomplished this is
the Satinsky clamp
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• Design Process
• Concept Generation
• Optimization

Handle and locking mechanism
Gripping Surface
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Final Results

• The Compliant Hemostat

Gripping surface designed to aid in
insertion/retraction of the tool, as well as to
aid in clamping
Location of fingers during clamping
Thumb used here to move arms for clamping