REVOLUTIONARY INVENTIONS IN THE 20TH-CENTURY - THE HISTORY OF ENDOSCOPY

Authors
LINDER TE SIMMEN D STOOL SE
Citation
Te. Linder et al., REVOLUTIONARY INVENTIONS IN THE 20TH-CENTURY - THE HISTORY OF ENDOSCOPY, Archives of otolaryngology, head & neck surgery, 123(11), 1997, pp. 1161-1163
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology,Surgery
Journal title
Archives of otolaryngology, head & neck surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
08864470
Volume
123
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1161 - 1163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-4470(1997)123:11<1161:RIIT2->2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Today, the wide variety of modern endoscopes allows routine diagnostic examinations. Precise observation is possible because of excellent op tical and light transmission. Surgery can be performed while viewing a television screen, and video documentation and intraoperative photogr aphy are possible with outstanding quality. The invention of a rod-len s optical system by Harold H. Hopkins, PhD, in 1959 and the addition o f fiberoptic light transmission by Karl Storz in 1960 marked a breakth rough in modern endoscopy. This article summarizes an interview with t he instrument maker, Karl Storz.