List of eponymous medical devices
Some medical devices are named after persons.
Letter | Device | Name | Specialty | Description | External link |
A | Adson's forceps | Alfred Washington Adson | General use | Tissue forceps | |
A | Allis clamp | Oscar Huntington Allis | General use | Soft tissue clamp | |
A | Arruga forceps | Hermenegildo Arruga | Ophthalmology | Forceps used for intracapsular removal of cataracts | |
A | Asch's septum forceps | Morris Joseph Asch | Otolaryngology | Forceps used to reduce deviated nasal septum | |
A | Auvard's speculum | Pierre-Victor-Adolphe Auvard | Gynaecology | vaginal speculum | |
L | Luer taper, Luer lock | Hermann Wülfing Luer | General use | Fitting to ensure leak-free connection in medical fluid administration systems |