Manufacturization of General Surgery Instruments

Surgical tools are tools, devices, and machines designed to perform medical surgeries, and many surgical tools are used in general surgeries and many are also dedicated to certain types of surgeries, and the names of surgical tools have different reasons, some of which are named according to the name of the inventor, and some are named according to the type of surgery. Use and surgical tools benefit doctors in performing operations where operations are not performed without them, and surgical tools have gone through several developments, as are other things that have developed with time, and for this, we will mention here the development of surgical tools through the ages, and we will mention a number of their names.

Manufacture of ancient surgical instruments:

The manufacture of general surgery instruments began in prehistoric times. The rough skull saw was made, for example, to open circles in the skull and treat headaches. In ancient Indian times, Sashurata was the most famous and most important surgeon; where he performed more than three hundred surgeries and used about one hundred and twenty surgical instruments. As for the Romans and Greeks, they made a lot of surgical tools from more than one type of metal, they used iron, silver, and bronze, and their tools are still preserved in many medical museums, and most of the tools they made are still used to this day, but with some additions.

Making Modern Surgical Instruments:

The father of modern surgery and surgical instruments is

Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, as he played a major and important role in the development of the surgical instrument industry. About two hundred surgical pieces. Humaidan is also one of the most famous physicians. He listed a collection of twenty-six pieces of Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi'sal-Zahrawi's innovations, and discovered the use of livestock intestines for internal sewing; Because it dissolves and disintegrates without the need to remove it, as the normal internal sutures caused constant pain and tingling.

Making surgical tools in the Renaissance:

A qualitative development occurred in the Renaissance in the manufacture of surgical instruments and machines, due to a large number of wars and a large number of injuries and diseases, and anesthesia was discovered that revolutionized the world of surgery, where many surgeries were not performed because of the pain it caused to the patient, but After the discovery

of anesthesia, much progress was made in surgical procedures.

Some surgical instruments, endoscopes, and dilators.

Knobs and pickups.

Vascular clips and stoppers.

Spacers of skin, tissue, and ribs. Fluid transport tubes.

Surgical staplers for closure.

Injection needles.

Scalpels.

Surgical scissors.

Leather cutters and electric drills.

Modern laser cutters.

Measuring devices.

Small and large saws.

Fasteners and extenders.

Suction heads. Mechanical cutters such as: (scalpel, blade, drill, file, lighter, and seal).

Washing tools.

Laser cutter guide.

Flanks to pull out the damaged tissue.