THE IMPORTATION OF 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...

The History and Evolution of Surgical Instruments

Surgical instruments are not only illustrative of the changes in operative therapy, but may well serve as a framework around which can be built a representation of the development of medical culture. This, in an abbreviated form, Dr. Thompson has done, using the collection of which he is curator in the Royal College of Surgeons of England as a nucleus. This material, which was particularly rich...

Surgical instruments in the Taxila Museum.

There is substantial historical evidence to support the prevalence of surgical practice during ancient times in the subcontinent of India. However, in contrast to the contemporaneous Greek and Roman periods, there is a notable absence of any archaeological finds in the form of surgical instruments. Inquiries to major museums and personal contacts have not been fruitful. This lack of relevant ar...