title: Pioneers in epidural needle design.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA. froelich@anest1.anest.ufl.edu
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Frölich
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Caton
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009339:Needles / Q000266:history*