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The Name on the Instrument

A Field Guide for the Surgeon Inventor

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  • Paperback

    138 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2026

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Summary

The eponym was the paycheck.

Cushing, the Mayo brothers, DeBakey and Rhoton were paid in names, not royalties. Today a surgeon with a better idea faces patents that may not survive a fight, innovation offices that promise more than they deliver, validation bills larger than a house payment, and a purchasing system that makes the inventor’s own hospital the hardest sale of all.

Alexander C. Ebner has spent his career on the other side of the table, as the manufacturer …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798998281402
Author:Alexander C. Ebner
Publisher:Ace Medical Company
Imprint:Ace Medical Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:138
Release Date:13 October 2026
Weight:168g
Dimensions:8mm x 140mm x 216mm
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The Name on the Instrument by Alexander C. Ebner - ISBN: 9798998281402
140 × 216 mm
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A4
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