Franz Weitlaner an Austrian physician
it is a self retaining retractor, which is used to retract wound edges.
A Weitlaner Retractor is a surgical instrument used for holding wounds open so the surgeon can do repairs below. It has a scissors grip with a ratchet to lock in the desired position. They have 4 prongs on each jaw that can be either sharp for gripping or rounded over OR Dull Prongs. The Dull Weitlaner would the ones with the Rounded Over prongs.
Jan Mikulicz-Radecki invented the deaver retractor. The deaver retractor is a medical device that was invented in the year of 1904.
Franz Weitlaner was born in 1872.
Franz Walter Stahlecker died on 1942-03-23.
it was named after dr. ramon hector juan jesus gelpi at swedish hospital in seattle washington in 1851
A volkman retractor is a type of tissue retractor used during ceritan surgeries to separate incised tissues. Google images it for pictures.
It is a type of metal retractor used to keep the abdominal cavity open during surgery
The retractor is used orthopedic surgery to retract tissue from bone. Although now commonly called the US retractor, it was developed by military physicians for use in surgery to repair severe injuries sustained in training and combat.
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Something used to pull an object away. In surgery, a retractor is used to pull skin and hold it away from the area being operated on, for instance.