Surgical instruments

Carotid Clamp

Web referenceTGI-C-39A1985AQuote this to us. It identifies this page, not a factory part number.

Sizes TGI publishes6" · 3.0cm long x 8.0mm deep Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.

Also printed on the photographcurved shanks · angled, thin · serrated jaws · ring handle Printed on TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.

Also called Carotid Artery Clamp

A carotid clamp is a vascular occlusion clamp from the cardiovascular range, named for the vessel its jaw is sized to. Two quite different builds are sold under the name. The Javid type has two half-moon jaw halves that close to form a complete ring of a stated diameter; the rest are conventional clamps with long thin atraumatic jaws, either ring-handled with a rack ratchet or spring-loaded bulldogs with no handle at all. The shanks are angled or curved so the handle sits clear of the working area.

Minimum order300 instrumentsThe minimum for surgical instruments. Mixed orders are quoted against your list.

Lead timeInstruments ~2-3 weeks · full sets ~4-6 weeks after advance.

Quality control

The inspection step is set by the line you order.

Economy line
sample: visual + dimensional
Clinical line
sample + boil test
Premium line
tighter sample + hardness test
Executive line
100% inspection + laser mark

Finish A color is a second choice, made on top of the line. Colored finishes on request, on any instrument, in addition to the steel line. Evidenced: black · gold · rose gold · blue · rainbow (anodised titanium).

Carotid Clamp, surgical instruments, TGI's own catalog photograph
TGI's own catalogue photograph of this article.

How it is built

  • Javid type: two half-moon jaw halves closing to a complete ring, ring closing to 4.0 mm (small) or 6.0 mm (large)
  • Ring-handled types: box joint with a multi-tooth rack ratchet
  • Bulldog types (Gregory): spring loaded, no rings and no ratchet
  • Jaws long and thin, carrying atraumatic vascular serration, DeBakey rows or 1x2 vascular teeth
  • Shanks made straight, angled or curved to keep the handle out of the field
  • Made angled right and angled left in several patterns
  • Jaw length is quoted separately from overall length

PatternsJavid · Wylie (internal and external) · Gregory · Kartchner · Calman · Thompson · Crafoord · DeBakey

The standard sizes this kind of instrument is made in

Javid carotid artery clamp 7-1/8 in (18.0 cm), jaws close to a 6.0 mm ring (large) · Javid carotid artery clamp, small, jaws close to a 4.0 mm ring · Javid carotid shunt clamp 19 cm (7 1/2 in) · Javid carotid artery shunt clamp 6-1/4 in · Calman carotid clamp 4-1/4 in (11.0 cm), angled shanks, long thin jaw 25.0 mm · Kartchner carotid clamp 6 in (15.5 cm), curved shanks, long thin jaw 35.0 mm · Wylie internal carotid clamp 8 in (20.0 cm) · Wylie external carotid clamp 8-1/4 in (21.0 cm), jaws 7.5 cm · Gregory internal carotid bulldog clamp 4-1/3 in (11.0 cm), straight, jaws 5.6 cm · Gregory internal carotid bulldog clamp 4-3/4 in (12.0 cm), angled, jaws 7.0 cm · Gregory internal carotid bulldog clamp 3-5/8 in (9.2 cm), straight, 1x2 vascular teeth, jaws 3.8 cm · Gregory carotid angled bulldog clamp 4-5/8 in (11.5 cm), jaws 6.4 cm, distal tip 1.2 cm, 45 degrees, right or left · Thompson carotid closure clamp 6 in (15.2 cm), jaw length 2.3 cm, depth 4 mm

These are the sizes the pattern is manufactured in across the trade. They are not a stock list. Tell us the size you need and we will quote against it.

This describes the carotid clamp as an article. 3 other articles in this catalog share it. This describes the article. The steel, the finish and the inspection step are set by the line you order.

Material and quality

LineSteelOriginFinishInspection
Economy lineAISI 410Pakistani or Taiwanesesatin, passivatedsample: visual + dimensional
Clinical lineAISI 420Pakistani or Germansatin, passivatedsample + boil test
Premium lineAISI 420-440CGerman or Japanesefine polish, passivatedtighter sample + hardness test
Executive lineAISI 440CGerman or Japanesemirror polish, passivated100% inspection + laser mark

This is the steel each line is made from as standard. A different origin can be supplied on request (a lower grade in Japanese steel, for example), agreed on your order.

Premium is the line where the choice is yours: 420 or 440C, agreed on your order. Economy is always 410 and Executive is always 440C. Those three are the instrument steels. Hollowware and sterilization containers are made in AISI 202 on a Clinical order and AISI 304 on a Premium or Executive one, and they are not offered in the Economy line at all, which is the section above.

The five grades, side by side, and what each one is for

True of every order

Instruments are marked to the buyer's requirement (TGI, unmarked, or the buyer's own brand), agreed on the order.

Customized packaging is part of what TGI supplies. Your own printed boxes, your labels, your brand on the pack, or plain export packing, whichever your market needs. The packing for your order is agreed with you and confirmed on the order.

Manufactured under the quality management system covered by TGI's ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certificates. Certificate numbers and the issuer's registry are on the certification page. Open the certificates

Every batch of steel is ordered to a specified grade and arrives with the mill's own certificate, which identifies the mill and states the grade. TGI checks the material at the factory against its own requirement before it goes into production. That check is TGI's own inspection, not an independent laboratory test.

TGI manufactures in its own factory in Sialkot and also supplies articles made by contracted partner workshops, to TGI's specification. Which applies to a given article is confirmed on your order.

One-year guarantee on Premium and Executive tier instruments, hollowware and sterilization containers: any technical manufacturing defect, including material faults and rust, is replaced free of charge. Damage from handling or accidents is not covered. The year runs from the day the goods leave Sialkot.

If something is wrong with a delivery (a manufacturing defect, or a short or wrong article), tell us on WhatsApp within 7 days of delivery, with a video and photographs of what arrived. Replacement instruments are sent free of charge and dispatched within 24 hours of us seeing them; you pay the shipping, and they reach you as a normal order does.

Damage that happened after the goods left Sialkot is a claim against your carrier. The video of your parcel at the shipping office is sent to you before shipment and is the evidence that claim needs.