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2020年7月23日—In400BC,Hippocratesdescribedthefirstscalpelinsurgicaluseasa“Macairion”​.Thesimilarinstrumentwasnamedas“Scallepellus”bythe ...

One of the oldest surgical instruments used even today is a Scalpel (Surgical Blade with a Bard Parker Handle). Long before using metals in manufacturing, parts from various flora and fauna were used in making incisions during surgeries. Few examples are listed below.

Table 1. Various objects used to make incisions.

The first recorded circumcision was carried out using stones such as jade and flint.  Their edges were modified sharp using various techniques.  Gradually in 3000 BC metal such as copper, bronze and iron were used as blades after sharpening their edges.  In 400 BC, Hippocrates described the first scalpel in surgical use as a “Macairion”.  The similar instrument was named as “Scallepellus” by the Romans which was modified into the present-day word that we use as a “Scalpel”.

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