Rand-Urban stereotactic arc system. USA. 1956. This stereotactic instrument was designed as an arc system in order to place the patient's head in various positions. It's clinical application of studies on stereotactically implanted electrodes in...
Austin and Lee burr hole system. USA. 1956. The basic design consisted of a device mounted on a burr hole in the skull. It allowed guidance at various angular adjustments. By passing the needle through the trephine after attaching the socket, AP...
Bertrand rectilinear system. Canada. 1953. Dr. Claude Bertrand, the French Canadian neurosurgeon, introduced his pneumotaxic guide in 1953 for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It was based on the orthogonal system combined with rectolinear...
The Küntscher nail is an internal fixation device used to maintain the position of the fracture fragments during healing. Dr. Gerhard Küntscher pioneered this method in 1939 and it was used during WWII to quickly heal soldiers. This particular...
Reichert arc system. Germany. 1951. This arc-radius system used Cartesian and polar coordinates. The instrument's large base allowed the brain target to be approached from any point on the skull. Modified in 1965 by Reichert and Dr. Mundinger, the...
Kymograph. Electric. 1950s. Brass drums mounted on teak base. Instrument used to measure and graphically record physiological responses: blood pressure, pulse, respiration, muscle contraction, nerve impulses, etc.
Heart-lung machine with heat exchanger and experimental pieces, including left to right: two unidentified parts, Blood Filter, Mayo type Blood Filter, Blood Pressure Gauges, Brown Heat Exchanger, Kay-Cross type of Disc Blood Oxygenator An...