Weiss Epidural Needle
Dublin Core
Title
Weiss Epidural Needle
Subject
Anesthesia, Spinal
Equipment and Supplies
Description
Jess Bernard Weiss, MD (1917-2007), Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at BWH predecessor institution, Boston Lying-in Hospital/Boston Hospital for Women, from 1961 to 1981, improved the epidural needle, circa 1961, by adding wings which allowed the anesthetist to use both hands to carefully place the needle, and blunted the tip to decrease the chance of accidentally puncturing the dura. The Weiss needle is still in use today.
Creator
Jess Bernard Weiss, MD (1917-2007)
Date
Contemporary example
Type
physical object
Provenance
Sample provided by the Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.
Files
Citation
Jess Bernard Weiss, MD (1917-2007), “Weiss Epidural Needle,” OnView, accessed April 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/26627.