An 8" Lane towel clip is a surgical instrument used to secure surgical drapes to maintain a sterile field during an operation. Its primary uses are to firmly hold towels and drapes in place, but it can also be used to grasp tissue, hold suction tubes, or secure wires and cables for other equipment, such as cautery or arthroscopy. 

Securing drapes:

The main purpose is to firmly hold sterile drapes in place on the patient, which helps create and maintain a sterile surgical field and prevents the drapes from shifting.

Grasping tissue:

It can be used to hold and grip various tissues during a procedure.

Holding equipment:

The clip can be used to secure other equipment like suction tubes, electrocautery wires, or arthroscope cables to the drapes.

Bone fracture management:

In some instances, it may be used to hold or reduce small bone fractures.