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BAKEY NEEDLE HOLDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Debakey needle holder
1, record 1, English, Debakey%20needle%20holder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- DeBakey needle holder 2, record 1, English, DeBakey%20needle%20holder
correct
- De Bakey needle holder 3, record 1, English, De%20Bakey%20needle%20holder
correct
- Debakey needle driver 2, record 1, English, Debakey%20needle%20driver
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proper Name: DeBakey Needle Holder. ... Features: T ips narrower than Mayo-Hegar or Hegar Baumgartner; Jaws - diamond serrated (3600 teeth 1/2 inch). Uses: General, thoracic, cardiovascular and vascular surgery. Shorter length pattern applicable to eye, plastic and neurosurgery; for use with needles with suture size 5-0 and 6-0. 2, record 1, English, - Debakey%20needle%20holder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
There are many surgical instruments bearing the name of Michael Ellis DeBakey, a world renowned cardiovascular surgeon, medical inventor, medical statesperson, and teacher: DeBakey atraumatic forceps; DeBakey dissecting forceps; DeBakey grasping forceps; DeBakey ligature forceps; DeBakey atraumatic hemostatic forceps; DeBakey-Mosquito haemostatic forceps; DeBakey-Rankin haemostatic forceps; DeBakey tissue forceps; DeBakey vascular forceps; De Bakey peripheral vascular clamp; DeBakey multipurpose vascular clamp; DeBakey anastomosis clamp; DeBakey aortic aneurysm clamp; DeBakey aortic clamp; DeBakey bulldog clamp; DeBakey-Satinsky bulldog clamp; DeBakey needle holder; DeBakey vascular scissors; DeBakey vascular dilators; etc. 4, record 1, English, - Debakey%20needle%20holder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porte-aiguille de Debakey
1, record 1, French, porte%2Daiguille%20de%20Debakey
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porte-aiguille De Bakey 1, record 1, French, porte%2Daiguille%20De%20Bakey
correct, masculine noun
- porte-aiguille Debakey 1, record 1, French, porte%2Daiguille%20Debakey
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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