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Pile-clamp.


Surgical.) An instrument for removing hemorrhoids.

Pile-clamp.

In the example, the two blades are made to close perfectly parallel by means of a screw, so as to equally compress the mass to be separated. This is afterward removed by the knife or by strangulation. The surfaces of the blades, which are applied to the integuments of the patient, are faced with ivory to prevent heat being communicated to the sensitive parts during the process of cauterization.

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