Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 379-382 , May 2006

A serrated jaw clamp for tendon gripping

Received 24 November 2004 ,Revised 30 May 2005 ,Accepted 8 July 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00148-7

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.07.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 379-382 , May 2006