Desormeaux, Antonin Jean. “De l'endoscope, instrument propre à éclairer certaines cavités intérieures à l'économie”, Comptes Rendus, volume 40, 1855, pp 692-693. This is the weekly issue, removed from a larger bound volume, without the original wrappers. Very Good. A very early (if not, possibly, the first) published report on Desormeaux's endoscope. $200
Also appearing in the issue, on the following page: Raimberg, “Appareil pour l'inhalation de chloroforme, réclamation de priorité sur Mounie”. 40, p. 694.
“...Desormeaux was a 19th-century French physician and inventor who has been called the "father of endoscopy", because he made significant improvements to the early endoscope and was the first to successfully use it to operate on a living patient (his device would be called a cystoscope today). He presented his device to the French Academy of Sciences in Paris on July 20, 1853.”--Wikipedia
“...overall Desormeaux’s work was instrumental in catapulting endoscopy to a greater developmental stage. Though his work was not necessarily the first or most original, Desormeaux was nevertheless able to refine existing endoscopes and adapt better technologies in order to bring to the world one of the most functional endoscopes of his era. Desormeaux’s systematic collection of clear and indisputable clinical data of his experiments was also a significant contribution, one which no doubt influenced others to conduct similar high quality research...he stood out as one of the most influential leaders, earning acclaim as one of the “fathers” of endoscopy. Desormeaux’s most outstanding accomplishment is that he put operative endoscopy on the map by performing the world’s first successful operative procedures using an endoscope. Desormeaux is also credited with coining the word “l’endoscopie,” a term he introduced, along with his revamped device, to the Academy of Science in Paris on July 20th, 1853.” --Nazhat, History of Endoscopy, Chapter 8, “Desormeaux”, Laparoscopy Today.
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