From: Michael M. Butler (butler@comp-lib.org)
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 09:12:18 MDT
Eugen Leitl wrote:
>
> On Tue, 14 May 2002, Dossy wrote:
>
> > Wasn't Crazy Glue invented for exactly this reason? Stitchless
> > stitching in the operating theatre?\
Nope. It was developed for industrial purposes, early fielded somewhat
successfully for bonding e.g. wing panel segments in the F-111 (correct me on
this, Mike Lorrey or other ground crew types, please?).
Supposedly, it first got used as a field expedient for meatball surgery in
Viet Nam, however. IIRC, some surgeon stuck what was left of some poor torn up
sod's pancreas back together, sewed him up and he retained pancreatic
function...
That exact story has been around for a while and I haven't checked it to rule
out the UL factor, but I do believe it's still used in emergency/trauma
situations, and possibly elsewhere.
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