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  2. Suction cup - Wikipedia

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    A transparent suction cup The pressure on a suction cup, as exerted by collisions of gas molecules, holds the suction cup in contact with the surface. One cup suction lifter. A suction cup, also known as a sucker, is a device or object that uses the negative fluid pressure of air or water to adhere to nonporous surfaces, creating a partial ...

  3. Taccola - Wikipedia

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    Taccola's designs credited to him include an underground explosive mine, a suction cup, an underwater breathing device, and various crane designs, among many other novel devices. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In one example, Taccola detailed the design of a defense system for forts that used a water line and a suction line. [ 16 ]

  4. Self-sealing suction cup - Wikipedia

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    The self-sealing suction cup is a suction cup that exerts a suction force only when it is in physical contact with an object. Unlike most other suction cups, it does not exert any suction force when it is not in contact with an object. [1] Its grasping ability is achieved entirely through passive means without the use of sensors, valves, or ...

  5. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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    There are many different surgical specialties, some of which require specific kinds of surgical instruments to perform.. General surgery is a specialty focused on the abdomen; the thyroid gland; diseases involving skin, breasts, and various soft tissues; trauma; peripheral vascular disease; hernias; and endoscopic procedures.

  6. Suction caisson - Wikipedia

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    Suction caissons (also referred to as suction anchors, suction piles or suction buckets) are a form of fixed platform anchor in the form of an open bottomed tube embedded in the sediment and sealed at the top while in use so that lifting forces generate a pressure differential that holds the caisson down.

  7. Cupping therapy - Wikipedia

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    Cupping therapy is a form of pseudoscience in which a local suction is created on the skin using heated cups. As alternative medicine it is practiced primarily in Asia but also in Eastern Europe, the Middle East , and Latin America .

  8. Suction (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    In surgery suction can be used to remove blood from the area being operated on to allow surgeons to view and work on the area. Suction may also be used to remove blood that has built up within the skull after an intracranial hemorrhage. [2] Suction devices may be mechanical hand pumps or battery or electrically operated mechanisms.

  9. Vacuum extraction - Wikipedia

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    A suction cup is placed onto the head of the baby and the suction draws the skin from the scalp into the cup. Correct placement of the cup directly over the flexion point, about 3 cm anterior from the occipital (posterior) fontanelle, is critical to the success of a vacuum extraction. [2] Ventouse devices have handles to allow for traction.