Chapter 9 A Revolution in Surgery?
"These are surgical instruments?"
When John opened the box and took out the first thing from it, Bergman asked in surprise as he saw the identity of the thing.
"Yes sir, it's a hemostat."
Lovingly stroking the silver-glowing hemostat in his hand, John's heart was filled with endless satisfaction.
Every day in the Department of Charlotte Hospital, John was fed up with the crudely rough surgical instruments, and even the most simple surgery would be very awkward. And at this time, holding the familiar guy, the feeling of a long time ago also returned to him.
"Hemostat clamps?!"
Bergman's pupils shrank suddenly after hearing the name, and he snatched it from John's hand: "This is a hemostat?" You're not kidding me?! ”
"Of course not, sir, this is a hemostat of my own design."
Ignoring Professor Bergman's rude behavior, John explained with a slight smile.
He could understand Bergman's impulsiveness.
The second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century are considered by medical historians to be the era of great development of surgery, in addition to the discovery of important technologies such as anesthesia, blood transfusion, and disinfection, as well as the improvement of surgical theories, but also because of the emergence of various surgical tools.
More than ten years ago, surgeons did not have such a thing as hemostats in their hands, a few knives in a box, a saw, and even a small short axe were all their tools, and the crude tools and headache-making surgical techniques created the helplessness of surgeons who were synonymous with death, and also made people stay away from bloody surgeons. Therefore, when hemostats appeared more than ten years ago, they quickly became the new favorite of many surgeons, and their hemostatic effect in surgery reduced a lot of trouble for surgeons.
But now this thing is in front of everyone's eyes......
Which of the surgeons at Charlotte Hospital could recognize it as a hemostat?
This hemostat is shaped like a long pair of scissors. The body is thin and slender, and it does not have the dull appearance of ordinary surgical instruments, but it is very gorgeous with silver light! The bite of the tip is densely covered with fine lines, just like the upper and lower teeth of a human being......
It's a work of art!
In addition to the rough structure barely conforming, which point can be related to the stupid black thick hemostat? As one of the top hospitals in Europe and the world, Charlotte Hospital has absolutely nothing like that!
Bergman looked at the object in his hand in a daze. My heart was in chaos.
As one of the top surgeons in the world, he could naturally see at a glance the excellence of this hemostat, which was delicate, flexible, and should be very convenient to use! It can be said that Bergman's own hemostat is like garbage on the side of the road that no one wants!
"Did you really design it yourself?"
After a moment's pause, Bergman turned his head to look at John next to him.
"Yes, sir."
Smiling slightly, John said calmly: "In fact, except for this hemostat." I've also designed or improved a lot of commonly used surgical instruments, all of which are in this box......"
"Take it out and see!"
Without any hesitation, Bergman immediately gave the order.
Don't think about anything more, just check the extremely delicate hemostat in his hand, and Bergman can't wait to see what else is in this magical box!
"This ......"
Looking at the people in the room with some embarrassment, John couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In just a few minutes, there were more than a dozen people and five surgeons in his small office. Six students, as well as four nurses. In addition, he and Bergman almost surrounded such a small box, and there was no place to find an open place to put these delicate instruments.
Following John's gaze, Bergman immediately frowned, and shouted in a deep voice, "Why are you staying here?" Scattered, Thomas, Paul, and Robert could stay. Everyone else is out at once! ”
Subconsciously, Bergman left John's three people behind.
There was a slight commotion in the room, and the four nurses were fine, and who wanted to leave now after the surgeons and students had seen such a delicate hemostat? But see Bergman's dissatisfied expression. No one dared to object to anything, as long as he cursed secretly and walked out slowly.
"Smack!"
The door was closed from the outside.
"John, what's in your box?"
After taking a deep breath, Bergman asked in a deep voice.
Ordinary surgical instruments are not too big, and looking at the volume of the box in front of you, there will definitely be no less than twenty items inside! It's hard for Bergman to imagine how many things this kid has designed or improved!
"And a lot of good stuff."
John cleaned up his desk, then took out a large piece of soft cloth and spread it on it, and opened the box on the floor next to him once more.
Under the burning gaze of the four people, John took out the contents of the box the same thing: "This is also a hemostat, but unlike the one just now, this one is a toothless hemostat...... In fact, I designed several types of hemostats this time, some straight, some curved, some toothed and some non-toothed, which can be used to stop bleeding for different parts and tissues during surgery......"
"These are scissors, and they are slightly different in shape, some can be used to cut soft tissue, some can be used to cut sutures, and some are used to cut epidermal tissue and dressing ......"
"These guys are hooks, mainly used to reveal the wilderness, when we use them, we can choose different sizes of hooks according to the part and the process that needs to be exposed......"
"These two forceps are used to grip and lift tissue, which is convenient for us to dissect and suture during surgery. Of course, like hemostats, it is also divided into toothed and non-toothed ones, and can act on different tissues......"
"This is a needle holder specially designed by me, which is mainly used to hold all kinds of needles, and when you are familiar with it, you will find that it will make it easier and more convenient for us to suture wounds. Of course, there are many different shapes and functions of the needle, as well as suturing methods designed for different wounds......"
……
"Gollum!"
Swallowing hard, Thomas tried his best to moisten his parched throat!
Like a magic box, John kept pulling out all kinds of surgical instruments from it that made everyone look straight in the eye. And what's even more shocking is that no matter how unpleasant this device is when it is first taken out, as long as you listen to John's detailed explanation, everyone can immediately understand the design ideas and uses of these devices!
For example, hemostats, some are specially used to stop bleeding in those thinner blood vessels, and some are used to stop bleeding in more "strong" parts, so they have toothed and non-toothed ones, and depending on the bleeding site, there are straight, curved, and even right-angled......
Instruments for the same purpose will have different designs, corresponding to different tissues and different situations of surgery!
And in the process of John's introduction to these surgical instruments, the characteristics of various tissues in the human body and the reaction to the surgical instruments came out of his mouth, whether it was skin, muscles, soft tissues, even bones, blood vessels and nerves, etc., as if he was as proficient as the most senior anatomy professor, and he also explained the precautions for the operation of these surgical instruments, as well as the possible damage to human tissues......
"Sizzle......"
After John had finished introducing the two dozen surgical instruments, Thomas gasped - he finally understood what John meant by surprise!
This is not only a surprise, it is simply scary!
Also frightened was Mr. Bergman, a professor of surgery, and the horror in his heart was much stronger than Thomas's! In the history of human medicine, the evolution of any kind of tool, whether it is a diagnostic tool such as a stethoscope or a surgical tool such as a scalpel, is a long process, which may require many people to use and modify it little by little, and then have a revolutionary improvement!
But when such a law came to John, it seemed to lose its meaning all at once. Look at these surgical instruments in front of him, it is as if he has completed the work of countless people for a hundred years!
And......
"What the hell is this kid trying to do?"
Unconsciously, Bergman suddenly felt a little dry and parched, and couldn't help but think: "Great strides have been made to improve and perfect surgical disinfection technology, invented epoch-making local anesthetics and anesthesia technology, and even discovered the human blood group system, put forward the theory of blood transfusion matching, and now have designed so many sophisticated and practical surgical instruments, and are ready to do research on appendix surgery......"
What exactly does he want to do?
Do you want to revolutionize surgery? (To be continued......)
PS: I'm sorry, I really forgot to release it, and now two chapters are released in a row!