Changes: Clamp

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Akritirian clamp — A clamp on Tom Paris.

The clamp was a type of synaptic stimulator implanted by the Akritirians on the brains of their prisoners. It stimulated acetylcholine production in the hypothalamus, causing aggression and irritation. Any attempt to remove it without medical intervention resulted in death.

In 2373, Starfleet Ensign Harry Kim and Lieutenant junior grade Thomas Paris were fitted with clamps upon being falsely sentenced for the bombing of the Laktivia recreational facility and sent to the Akritirian maximum security detention facility. Kim compared the effects of the clamp to being covered with fire ants. The effects of the clamp eventually became debilitating for Paris, though Kim managed to protect him until they were rescued.

One of the prisoners, Zio, believed that the clamp was a method of prisoner population control, by compelling the prisoners to kill each other. Kim agreed with his conclusion after The Doctor examined the devices. (VOY: "The Chute")

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-[[Image:Akritirian clamp.jpg|right|thumb|An Akritirian clamp on [[Tom Paris]]' [[skull]].]]
+[[File:Akritirian clamp.jpg|thumb|A clamp on Tom Paris.]]
+The '''clamp''' was a type of [[synaptic stimulator]] implanted by the [[Akritirian]]s on the [[brain]]s of their prisoners. It stimulated [[acetylcholine]] production in the [[hypothalamus]], causing aggression and irritation. Any attempt to remove it without [[medicine|medical]] intervention resulted in death.
-An '''Akritirian clamp''' is a [[brain|neural]] device used by the [[Akritirian]]s on their [[prison]]ers.
-In [[2373]], [[Starfleet]] [[Ensign]] [[Harry Kim]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Tom Paris]] were fitted with the devices upon being sentenced and imprisoned by the Akritirians. Ensign Kim described it as being covered with [[fire ant]]s.
+In [[2373]], [[Starfleet]] [[Ensign]] [[Harry Kim]] and [[Lieutenant junior grade]] [[Tom Paris|Thomas Paris]] were fitted with clamps upon being falsely sentenced for the bombing of the [[Laktivia recreational facility]] and sent to the [[Akritirian maximum security detention facility]]. Kim compared the effects of the clamp to being covered with [[fire ant]]s. The effects of the clamp eventually became debilitating for Paris, though Kim managed to protect him until they were rescued.
-One of the Akritirians prisoners reasoned that the device was a mechanism intended to control the prison population by inducing inmates to kill each other, a conclusion backed up by [[The Doctor]], who had the opportunity to examine the devices implanted in Kim and Paris. ([[VOY]]: "[[The Chute]]")
+One of the prisoners, [[Zio]], believed that the clamp was a method of prisoner population control, by compelling the prisoners to kill each other. Kim agreed with his conclusion after [[The Doctor]] examined the devices. ({{VOY|The Chute}})
-[[Category:Tools|Clamp, Akritirian]]
+[[de:Krampe]]
+[[Category:Technology]]
+[[Category:Punishments]]