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.
A Weitlaner retractor is a self-retaining surgical instrument with curved, sharp-tipped prongs, primarily used to hold back tissues during procedures, providing easy access to the surgical site. In contrast, a cerebellar retractor is specifically designed for neurosurgical procedures involving the brain, particularly to retract the cerebellum and other delicate structures while minimizing trauma to surrounding tissues. The cerebellar retractor is often more specialized for the intricate anatomy of the brain, while the Weitlaner has broader applications in various surgical settings.
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
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vite-layner It's German. After Franz Weitlaner. In ei or ie combinations, you drop the first and the second letter is pronounced like a long vowel (like a in ape, or i in kite). Also, German w's sound like english v's (and v's sound like f's). Volkswagen :)