ON THE HISTORY OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTARIUM .6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAUERBRUCHS ARMAMENTARIUM FOR THORACIC-SURGERY

The historical development of thoracic surgery, which was established in Germany in the years 1904/1905 and the armamentarium of the chest d esigned by Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875-1951) are described, Sauerbruch designed between 1904 and 1920 many instruments to facilitate thoracic surgery, e.g. several rib retractors, a special rib shear for the fir st rib, a rib shear for all ribs other than the first, Furthermore he designed a special lung grasping forceps with rubber covered jaws, a l ung compression forceps and a fenestrated lung retractor to facilitate lung resections.