List of eponymous medical devices
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Some medical devices are named after
persons.
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
persons.
| Letter | Device | Name | Specialty | Description | External link (if no internal link) |
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| A | Adson's forceps | Alfred Washington Adson Alfred Washington Adson Alfred Washington Adson was an American doctor.Adson's sign is named for him.-Further reading:... |
General use | Tissue forceps Forceps Forceps or forcipes are a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task. The term 'forceps' is used almost exclusively... |
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| A | Allis clamp | Oscar Huntington Allis | General use | Soft tissue clamp | |
| A | Arruga forceps | Hermenegildo Arruga | Ophthalmology Ophthalmology Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems... |
Forceps used for intracapsular removal of cataract Cataract A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity and obstructing the passage of light... s |
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| A | Asch's septum forceps | ? | Otolaryngology Otolaryngology Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders.... |
Forceps used to reduce deviated nasal septum | |
| A | Auvard's speculum | Pierre-Victor-Adolphe Auvard Pierre-Victor-Adolphe Auvard Pierre-Victor-Adolphe Auvard ; was a French obstetrician and gynecologist who was born in the department of Corrèze.... |
Gynaecology Gynaecology Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"... |
vaginal speculum Speculum (medical) A speculum is a medical tool for investigating body cavities, with a form dependent on the body cavity for which it is designed. In old texts, the speculum may also be referred to as a diopter or dioptra... |
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| L | Luer Taper Luer Taper The Luer taper is a standardized system of small-scale fluid fittings used for making leak-free connections between a male-taper fitting and its mating female part on medical and laboratory instruments, including hypodermic syringe tips and needles or stopcocks and needles... , Luer lock |
Hermann Wülfing Luer | General | Fitting to ensure leak-free connection in medical fluid administration systems |