1744 CLELAND, Archibald (1700 – 1771)

Instruments proposed to remedy some kinds of deafness proceeding from obstructions in the external and internal auditory passages.

Cleland, an army surgeon, devised the method of catheterization of the Eustachian tube by way of the nose; he designed the instruments necessary for the operation.

GMN 3355 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/4723