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Draffin and his rods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. D. Courtnay Bennett  and
J. Riddington Young
J. D. Courtnay Bennett
Affiliation:
Bamstaple
J. Riddington Young*
Affiliation:
Bamstaple
*
Mr J. Riddington Young, T.D., F.R.C.S., Consultant Otolaryngologist, Raleigh Park. Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4JB.
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Abstract

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Draffin's rods or bipods are now a well-known, internationally accepted ENT instrument. Before their invention in 1951, the attendant anaesthetist or nurse was obliged to support the mouthgag during tonsillectomy.

Research into the life of their originator, David Alexander Draffin, reveals that in addition to his evident design skills, he was a surgeon of courage, wit and great charm.

Keywords

History of Medicine
Type
Historical article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 12 , December 1992 , pp. 1035 - 1036
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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