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Surgical guillotines designed to cut transversally (i.e., transect) one or more ribs. These guillotines are typically a handheld, manual instrument that includes a sliding blade at the working end that is operated (e.g., by squeezing action) by a mechanism in the handle. Rib guillotines are used mainly in surgical procedures that require opening the thoracic cavity.
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