ILLUMINATING SCALPEL FOR MILITARY FIELD USE.

Abstract

An illuminating scalpel for military field use was designed and prototyped. It contains a light source in its handle and a light-weight battery power source in a separate small plastic box at the end of a thin wire. The device proved useful in limited clinical trials. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1969
Accession Number
AD0692315

Entities

People

  • Bhim Sen Savara
  • James W. Irwin
  • William L. Parker

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Clinical Trials

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.