Early Medical Instruments

Early Medical Instruments at the National Institutes of …

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Developed in 1919 by P. Lecomte DuNouy at the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, this instrument reduced the difficulty of measuring surface tension and improved the reliability of results. Tensiometer Torsion Balance Torsion Balance Precise …

History of medicine - Traditional medicine and …

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A broad array of surgical instruments were used. According to Sushruta, the surgeon should be equipped with 20 sharp and 101 blunt instruments of various descriptions. The …

20 Fascinating Medical Instruments of Yore

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Surgical instruments from the 16th and 17th century. Left row: lithotomy dilator, 16th century; dental forceps; trepan; …

The Earliest Medical Device Innovators | mddionline.com

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The Earliest Medical Device Innovators 1. René Laennec (1781-1826) French physician René Laennec is credited with inventing the first stethoscope in 1816. It was pretty much …

20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools - Surgical Technology

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16 Medical Procedures and Devices from …

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That includes such ominous instruments as: 1. This pulmonary resuscitation machine from 1908 Looking as if it could inhale your very soul, mechanical ventilators like …

7 of the most gruesome medical devices in history - STAT

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Here are seven of the more cringe-inducing instruments from medicine’s past. 1. Artificial leeches When in the 1800s live leeches were unavailable, or perhaps too …

7 Vintage Medical Equipment Nurses Used …

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Take a look at the following old medical equipment nurses used back in the 1900s. 1. Kolff-Brigham Artificial Kidney Via flickr Willem Kolff was a physician …

Antique Medical Equipment - MUSEUM OF …

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In the late 1800's through the early 1920's, DeZeng was a leading pioneer in optical and ophthalmologic instruments for physicians and surgeons. Dr. DeZeng's basic optical …

10 Terrifying Historic Medical Instruments

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While technically a type of chain saw, this medical instrument, invented by Bernard Heine around 1830, wasn’t used to cut down trees. The osteotome was initially …