Nationality Pakistani Name A. Jamil | Profession Anesthetist | |
Born 12 May 1939 (age 84) ( 1939-05-12 ) Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
Dr. Ahmad Khan Jamil (Urdu/Pashto: احمد خان جمیل; born 12 May 1939) is a Pakistani anaesthetist who is credited for inventing a non-kink catheter mount used in anaesthesia, an improvement of conventional catheters. He has also devised a simple device for teaching controlled ventilation of lungs. The device is helpful for training of young doctors on artificial ventilation during anaesthesia.
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Life and education
Dr. Ahmad Khan Jamil was born in Takht Bhai, Mardan District, Pakistan on 12 May 1939. His father Hakeem Fazal Ahad was a medical practitioner of Unani. He completed his MBBS degree from Khyber Medical College, Peshawar in 1965. In his earlier age he got himself involved in experiments and making things. In 1964, when he was a student, he wrote his first paper entitled 'Speculation about cancer'.
Professional career
During his stay in England he found opportunity and time to get involve himself in research and developed a number of ideas, out of which he could fully evolve only a few for practical results.
Achievements
Apart from his services in his medical profession, Dr.A.K Jamil also paid attention to scientific research and invention. For instance he invented the Non-kink catheter mount used in anaesthesia which was better than the standard catheters. Catheter mounts made of plane rubber tubing kink when bent, while those made of corrugated rubber tubing kinked when twisted. This causes a great deal of inconvenience during anaesthesia for neurosurgery and other operations performed on the head and neck. To overcome this difficulty, Dr.A.K Jamil (Anaesthetist, Manchester) designed the catheter mount which he named 'Non-kink catheter mount'. He also devised a simple device for teaching controlled ventilation of the patient's lungs. The device is helpful for training of young doctors on artificial ventilation during anaesthesia. He also designed Humeral Epicondyle Holder for use in orthopaedic surgery. Orthopedic surgeons experienced difficulty while holding the rather small and slimy distal fragment of the bone. Humeral Epicondyle holder has therefore been designed to overcome this difficulty. Dr. Jamil designed the instrument in 1968 and submitted its details to The Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME). U.K in 1969. The leading manufacturer – Downs Brothers Myre & Phelps Ltd.(Church path, Mitcham, Surrey, England) manufactured it in 1971. He also designed a simple device for blind tracheal intubation and paediatricendotracheal tube. (manufactured by Portex Ltd; Hythe, Kent, England). Besides medicine, his researches involve physics, Engineering, electricity, magnetism and others. He wrote a book titled "Magnetic vacuum and high pressure" in 1971 which has now become part of the British National Bibliography (BNB).
Contributions
Besides his inventions, he wrote articles and books on medicine and others branches of science in various medical and other journals. Among these BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Anaesthesia (journal) England, British National Bibliography England(BNB) are the prominent. Following is the list of his books and articles published in renowned medical and other journals.
- Some basic requirement for emergencies and anaesthesia, and instructions for recovering unconscious patients.
- Laryngotracheal toilet before extubation
- The art of inventive and creative work.
- Tone of skeletal muscles.
- Magnetic vacuum and high pressure
- Information on patient due for anaesthesia
- Non-Kink Catheter Mount
- A simple device for teaching controlled ventilation