List of eponymous medical devices
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Some medical devices are named after persons.
| Letter | Device | Name | Specialty | Description | External link (if no internal link) |
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| A | Adson's forceps | Alfred Washington Adson | General use | Tissue forceps | Adson-Graefe forceps at Who Named It? |
| A | Allis clamp | Oscar Huntington Allis | General use | Soft tissue clamp | Allis' tweezers or clamp at Who Named It? |
| A | Arruga forceps | Hermenegildo Arruga | Ophthalmology | Forceps used for intracapsular removal of cataracts | Arruga forceps at Who Named It? |
| A | Asch's septum forceps | Morris Joseph Asch | Otolaryngology | Forceps used to reduce deviated nasal septum | Corry J. Kucik, LT, MC, USN (2004-10-01). "Management of Acute Nasal Fractures". Am Fam Physician. 70 (7): 1315–1320. Retrieved 2011-01-22. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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| A | Auvard's speculum | Pierre-Victor-Adolphe Auvard | Gynaecology | vaginal speculum | |
| L | Luer Taper, Luer lock | Hermann Wülfing Luer | General | Fitting to ensure leak-free connection in medical fluid administration systems |