List of eponymous medical devices

Some medical devices are named after persons.

Device Name Specialty Description External link (if no internal link)Adson's forceps Alfred Washington Adson General use Tissue forceps Allis clamp Oscar Huntington Allis General use Soft tissue clamp Arruga forceps Hermenegildo Arruga Ophthalmology Forceps used for intracapsular removal of cataracts Asch's septum forceps Morris Joseph Asch Otolaryngology Forceps used to reduce deviated nasal septum Auvard's speculum Alfred Auvard Gynaecology vaginal speculum Luer taper, Luer lock Hermann Wülfing Luer General use Fitting to ensure leak-free connection in medical fluid administration systems ISO 594:1986 "Conical fittings with a 6 % (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain other medical equipment". Penrose drain Charles Bingham Penrose Surgery Tube allowing for postoperative drainage from surgical sites

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