Pioneers in epidural needle design.
In this article we discuss the development of epidural needles and the historical factors leading to their invention. The most popular needles are described and their inventors acknowledged.
Frölich
M A
MA
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA. froelich@anest1.anest.ufl.edu
Caton
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D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009339:Needles / Q000266:history*