In the early 1950s, Professors Henrique and Ricardo Finochietto of Buenos Aires invented this instrument to hold apart the rib cage during open heart surgery.
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In the early 1950s, Professors Henrique and Ricardo Finochietto of Buenos Aires invented this instrument to hold apart the rib cage during open heart surgery.

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