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purse-string instrument purse-·string in·stru·mentan intestinal clamp with jaws at an angle to the handle; when closed across the bowel, large grooved interdigitating serrations allow passage of a straight needle and suture through each side to form a purse-string suture, after which the clamp is removed.purse-string instrument (pûrs′strĭng′)n. An intestinal clamp with jaws at an angle to the handle, used in performing a purse-string suture of the bowel.purse-string in·stru·ment (pŭrs'string in'strŭ-mĕnt) An intestinal clamp with jaws at an angle to the handle; when it is closed across the bowel, large grooved interdigitating serrations allow passage of a straight needle and suture through each side to form a purse-string suture. |