Hümér Hültl
Hümér Hültl was a Hungarian surgeon, noted for his work with surgical staples. Life Hümér Hültl was born on July 14, 1868 in Felsőbánya. He is buried in Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest. Legacy Hültl is known for his work with surgical staple Surgical staples are specialized staples used in surgery in place of sutures to close skin wounds or connect or remove parts of the bowels or lungs. The use of staples over sutures reduces the local inflammatory response, width of the wound, a ...s. In 1908, he pioneered the technique in gastrointestinal surgery, using a stapler designed by Victor Fischer. Aladár von Petz innovated further upon Hültl and Fischer's stapler, and the technique is in wide use today. References Hungarian surgeons 1868 births 1940 deaths {{surgeon-stub ...
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Baia Sprie
Baia Sprie (; hu, Felsőbánya, german: Mittelstadt) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Baia Sprie is situated at a distance of from Baia Mare. The town administers three villages: Chiuzbaia (''Kisbánya''), Satu Nou de Sus (''Felsőújfalu''), and Tăuții de Sus (''Giródtótfalu''). Neighbouring communities are the city of Baia Mare and the villages of Groși, Dumbrăvița, Șisești, and Desești. The town was one of the most important mining centers in north-western Romania, exploitation of gold and silver being mentioned in documents written in the Middle Ages, during the time when the Saxons colonized the region. However, recent administrative changes and restructuring of the Romanian mining industry brought this activity to an almost complete halt. History The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1329 as "''Civitas in medio monte''", in 1406 as "civitas ''Medii Montis''", in 1390, 1452, 1455 as "civitas ''Felsevbanya''", and since 1523 a ...
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