Document Detail


Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière: master cutler and instrument designer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12600437     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Modern surgery owes its development to the innovations and skill of those craftsmen in the early 19th Century. Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière was a Parisian Cutler of renowned fame. He pioneered many developments in ether administration, urologic and other general surgical instrumentation. He also made profound modifications to the syringe, haemostat and aneurysm clip. Charrière, most importantly, developed the French (Fr) or Charrière (Ch) gauge system used in sizing catheters and endoscopic equipment (1 Charr. = 0.333 mm). His contributions were widespread and are still evident today.
Authors:
R G Casey; D Quinlan; D Mulvin; G Lennon
Related Documents :
19005667 - New indicator approaches for effective urban air quality management.
19593057 - Variance analysis as practice-based evidence.
22574867 - Understanding implementation of best practices for working with the older homeless thro...
14498767 - Cph 82.
11447617 - How to win the blame game.
9587247 - Recent advances in biomaterials.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European urology     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0302-2838     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Urol.     Publication Date:  2003 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-02-25     Completed Date:  2003-07-17     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7512719     Medline TA:  Eur Urol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  320-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2003 Elsevier Science B.V.
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland. rcasey@oceanfree.net
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anesthesia / history*
France
General Surgery / history*
History, 19th Century
Humans
Surgical Instruments / history*
Urologic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Fibroblast growth factors and their receptors in urological cancers: basic research and clinical imp...
Next Document:  Fundoplication improves disordered esophageal motility.