The Bonney myomectomy clamp is a

surgical clamp A clamp is a fastening device used to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure. In the United Kingdom the term cramp is often used instead when the tool is for temporar ...

developed in the interwar years by gynaecologist

Victor Bonney William Francis Victor Bonney Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, FRCP Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, FRCS (17 December 1872 – 4 July 1953) was a prominent British gynaecologist, gynaecological surgeon. He was descri ...

to provide a blood free environment when performing a

myomectomy Myomectomy, sometimes also called fibroidectomy, refers to the surgical removal of uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids. In contrast to a hysterectomy, the uterus remains preserved and the woman retains her reproductive potential. Indicati ...

to remove uterine fibroids. It allowed the conservation of the uterus and the resulting preservation of fertility in women of reproductive age who wished to have children. It is seldom used now.

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