snugger

1. (medicine) A threaded plastic tube used to clamp blood vessels during surgery.Examples: "Again, the snuggers can be tied to the cannula and the cannula fixed to the skin edge to prevent displacement."; "A midline abdominal incision was made and the descending aorta above the renal bifurcation was cleared of adjacent tissues and a snugger was placed."; "As all of the arteries are controlled by snuggers except the innominate artery, the cardioplegia can infuse only the ascending aorta and thereby the coronary arteries. Once this cardioplegia is administered, the snuggers on the innominate artery can be appropriately rearranged and the stopcock can be moved back for institution of regional perfusion."