Development of arthroscopic surgical instruments.

Quality of surgical instruments.

INTRODUCTION Many surgeons will have encountered the scissors that would not cut, and the artery clip that comes off in a deep difficult location, but it would be reasonable to assume that new instruments should be of assured quality. This study reports the surprising findings of a local quality control exercise for new instruments supplied to a single trust. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between Jan...

Care of ophthalmic surgical instruments

Load sensing surgical instruments.

Force and pressure sensing technology applied to smart surgical instruments as well as implants allow to give a direct feedback of loads to the surgeon lead to better reliability and success of surgical operations. A common technology used for sensors is low-cost piezoresistive thick-film technology. However, the standard thick-film firing conditions degrade the properties of medical alloys. In...

Developments of the new instruments for TMJ arthroscopic surgery.

A large and clearly visible operating area is essential for successful arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular joint. The keys to a successful operation are the safe and accurate positioning of a large scope and multiple cannulations, overcoming blind areas. We developed some instruments to resolve these problems; i.e., scopes with a large diameter for high resolution, a triangulation ins...

On Indian Surgical Instruments; Illustrated

ON INDIAN SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; ILLUSTRATED. By E. Temple Weight, M.D., F.R.C.S. (Exam.) Bengal Medical Service. The illustration represents fourteen instruments used by native medical practitioners as follows: No. 1. Lithotomy knife, inches long. 2. Do. do. 9 ,, 3. Do. forceps, 8f ,, 4. Do. scoop. 9 5. Goat's horn, used instead of No. 4, 6j inches long. 6. Blacksmith's tooth forceps, 10 inches...