Stereotactic Neurosurgery
The Duke University Medical Center Library Stereotactic Museum was established to preserve the stereotactic instruments that significantly impacted the field of neurosurgery. The collection is largely due to the generosity of Drs. Robert Heimberger, Hirotaro Narabayashi, George Austin, Sheng-Ling Wu, Robert Rand, and Robert Iacono, who donated their instruments. Eric Cosman, Professor Physics, MIT, donated an early Radionics radiofrequency (RF) lesion maker.
The museum was dedicated on September 24, 2003. Dr. Philip Gildenberg, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), presented a fascinating lecture at the dedication on "The Birth of Human Stereotactic Surgery."
The museum would not have been possible without the support and enthusiasm of Patricia Thibodeau, Associate Dean of the Medical Center Library and Archives, and Suzanne Porter, Curator of the History of Medicine Collections. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Flynt gave much appreciated initial financial support to establish the museum.
The collection is now in storage with select items on display in the Richmond House Room, Level 1, Medical Center Library.
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Reichert arc system. Germany.1951Reichert arc system. Germany. 1951. This arc-radius system used Cartesian and polar coordinates. The instrument's large base allowed the brain... |
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Grass stimulator system1970Grass stimulator system. Quincy, MA: Grass Medical Instruments, 1970. 5 instruments. Built by Grass Medical Instruments of Quincy, Massachusetts,... |
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Narabayashi arc system. Japan.1950Narabayashi arc system. Japan. 1950. The original instruments were built in 1950. The current model on display was used to treat Parkinson's disease. |
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Avery Labs stimulator system1970Avery Labs stimulator system. Farmingdale, NY. 1970. 6 instruments: 2 Brain and spinal cord stimulators. 1cutaneous, 1 transcutaneous and 2 neuro.... |
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Radionics radio frequency type lesion generator1970Radionics radio frequency type lesion generator. Burlington, MA: Radionics, Inc., 1970. Built by Radionics, Inc. of Burlington, Massachusetts, this... |
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W-P Instruments Stimulator system1970W-P Instruments Stimulator system. New Haven, CT: 1970. Built by W-P Instruments of New Haven, Connecticut, this instrument was used to stimulate... |
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Todd-Wells stereotactic standundatedTodd-Wells stereotactic stand. Southgate, CA: Made for Codman and Shurtleff by Trent H. Wells, Jr., Mechanical Development Co. [n.d.] |
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MR/CT Compatible arc-phantom target system1987MR/CT Compatible arc-phantom target system. Burlington, MA: Radionics. 1987. Built by Eric R. Cosman, PhD, Theodore S. Roberts, MD & Trent H.... |
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Tandberg tape recorder. Sweden.1970Tandberg tape recorder. Sweden. 1970. This instrument was used to record brain wave activity on tape. |
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Intracranial electrodesundated10 intracranial electrodes with equipment for implanting. From the facilities of Henry A Schryver, 110 W. Packard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. |