Some medical devices are named after persons.
Device | Name | Specialty | Description | External link (if no internal link) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adson's forceps | Alfred Washington Adson | General use | Tissue forceps | Adson-Graefe forceps at Who Named It? [1] |
Allis clamp | Oscar Huntington Allis | General use | Soft tissue clamp | Allis' tweezers or clamp at Who Named It? [2] |
Arruga forceps | Hermenegildo Arruga | Ophthalmology | Forceps used for intracapsular removal of cataracts | Arruga forceps at Who Named It? [3] |
Asch's septum forceps | Morris Joseph Asch | Otolaryngology | Forceps used to reduce deviated nasal septum | Corry J. Kucik, LT, MC, USN; Timothy Clenney, CDR, MC, USN, and James Phelan, CDR, MC, USN, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida (2004-10-01).
"Management of Acute Nasal Fractures". Am Fam Physician. 70 (7): 1315–1320.
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link)
|
Auvard's speculum | Alfred Auvard | Gynaecology | vaginal speculum | [4] |
Luer taper, Luer lock | Hermann Wülfing Luer | General use | Fitting to ensure leak-free connection in medical fluid administration systems | [5] |
Penrose drain | Charles Bingham Penrose | Surgery | Tube allowing for postoperative drainage from surgical sites |
Some medical devices are named after persons.
Device | Name | Specialty | Description | External link (if no internal link) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adson's forceps | Alfred Washington Adson | General use | Tissue forceps | Adson-Graefe forceps at Who Named It? [1] |
Allis clamp | Oscar Huntington Allis | General use | Soft tissue clamp | Allis' tweezers or clamp at Who Named It? [2] |
Arruga forceps | Hermenegildo Arruga | Ophthalmology | Forceps used for intracapsular removal of cataracts | Arruga forceps at Who Named It? [3] |
Asch's septum forceps | Morris Joseph Asch | Otolaryngology | Forceps used to reduce deviated nasal septum | Corry J. Kucik, LT, MC, USN; Timothy Clenney, CDR, MC, USN, and James Phelan, CDR, MC, USN, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida (2004-10-01).
"Management of Acute Nasal Fractures". Am Fam Physician. 70 (7): 1315–1320.
PMID
15508543. Retrieved 2011-01-22.{{
cite journal}} : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
|
Auvard's speculum | Alfred Auvard | Gynaecology | vaginal speculum | [4] |
Luer taper, Luer lock | Hermann Wülfing Luer | General use | Fitting to ensure leak-free connection in medical fluid administration systems | [5] |
Penrose drain | Charles Bingham Penrose | Surgery | Tube allowing for postoperative drainage from surgical sites |