Early British surgical instruments

Dictionary of British Scientific Instruments

This dictionary gives brief descriptions with illustrations of the scientific instruments manufactured and sold by members of the British Optical Instrument Manufacturers' Association. During the war great strides have been made by British Manufacturers and there is now hardly any instrument that cannot be obtained from an English source just as satisfactorily as from foreign makers. The catalo...

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...

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...

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...

Care of ophthalmic surgical instruments