List of eponymous medical devices

Some medical devices are named after persons.

Device	Name	Specialty	Description	External link (if no internal link)
Adson's forceps	Alfred Washington Adson	General use	Tissue forceps	Adson-Graefe forceps at Who Named It?[1]
Allis clamp	Oscar Huntington Allis	General use	Soft tissue clamp	Allis' tweezers or clamp at Who Named It?[2]
Arruga forceps	Hermenegildo Arruga	Ophthalmology	Forceps used for intracapsular removal of cataracts	Arruga forceps at Who Named It?[3]
Asch's septum forceps	Morris Joseph Asch	Otolaryngology	Forceps used to reduce deviated nasal septum	Corry J. Kucik, LT, MC, USN; Timothy Clenney, CDR, MC, USN, and James Phelan, CDR, MC, USN, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida (2004-10-01). "Management of Acute Nasal Fractures". Am Fam Physician. 70 (7): 1315–1320. Retrieved 2011-01-22.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Auvard's speculum	Pierre-Victor-Adolphe Auvard	Gynaecology	vaginal speculum	[4]
Luer taper, Luer lock	Hermann Wülfing Luer	General use	Fitting to ensure leak-free connection in medical fluid administration systems	[5]

References

1. "dictionary of medical eponyms". Whonamedit. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
2. "dictionary of medical eponyms". Whonamedit. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
3. "dictionary of medical eponyms". Whonamedit. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
4. "Auvard Vaginal Speculum". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
5. ISO 594:1986 "Conical fittings with a 6 % (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain other medical equipment".