Sklar Allen Intestinal Clamp, Angled

The Sklar Allen Intestinal Clamp is a delicate surgical clamp measuring 6 inches, used to occlude a segment of bowel during intestinal and gastrointestinal surgery, controlling the flow of bowel contents while an anastomosis, resection or repair is performed. Its jaws are angled on the flat, a design that lets the clamp sit close along the bowel wall while still providing enough occlusive pressure to prevent leakage, and the delicate build is intended to compress bowel tissue without causing the crush injury that a heavier general clamp might produce.

Surgeons performing bowel resections, ostomies or other gastrointestinal procedures rely on clamps built specifically for intestinal tissue rather than general vascular or tissue clamps, since bowel wall is more vulnerable to crush trauma. This is a single fixed size listing, and intestinal surgery trays typically stock at least a pair of these clamps so that bowel can be occluded on both sides of a working segment.