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2. Surgical stainless steel - Wikipedia

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   Surgical stainless steel is a grade of stainless steel used in biomedical applications. The most common "surgical steels" are austenitic SAE 316 stainless and martensitic SAE 440, SAE 420, and 17-4 stainless steels. [ 1] There is no formal definition on what constitutes a "surgical stainless steel", so product manufacturers and distributors ...

3. Surgical staple - Wikipedia

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   Close-up demonstration of a surgical skin stapler. The first commercial staplers were made of stainless steel with titanium staples loaded into reloadable staple cartridges. Modern surgical staplers are either disposable and made of plastic, or reusable and made of stainless steel. Both types are generally loaded using disposable cartridges.

4. Kirschner wire - Wikipedia

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   Kirschner wire. Intraoperative X-ray of a humerus fixated by Kirschner wires. Kirschner wires or K-wires or pins are sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pins. Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner, the wires are now widely used in orthopedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery. They come in different sizes and are used ...

5. Body piercing materials - Wikipedia

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   Stainless steel nipple jewelry 316L stainless steel, unpolished straight from the foundry. Surgical stainless steel is a grade of stainless steel that is used in biomedical applications. The most common "surgical steels" are austenitic 316 stainless and martensitic 440 and 420 stainless steels.

6. Ilizarov apparatus - Wikipedia

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   The Ilizarov apparatus is a specialized external fixator of modular construction, composed of rings ( stainless steel, titanium) that are transfixed to healthy bone with Kirschner wires and pins of heavy-gauge stainless steel, and immobilised in place with additional rings and threaded rods that are attached with and through adjustable nuts.

7. Stainless steel - Wikipedia

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   Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel ( CRES ), and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains iron with chromium and other elements such as molybdenum, carbon, nickel and nitrogen depending on its specific use and cost. Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion results ...