Écraseur

An écraseur is a surgical instrument containing a chain or wire loop that is used to encircle and sever a projecting mass of tissue (as the testicles of a horse or a pedicled tumor) by gradual tightening of the chain or loop.

Chassaignac's écraseur, a veterinary surgical instrument

See also

Instruments used in general surgery

References

Sources

http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/%C3%A9craseur

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