Join me on a truly low yield romp through the history of measuring medical equipment, spanning three countries and three centuries.

References:
Iverson 1987 “J.-F.-B. Charriere: The Man Behind the ‘French’ Gauge’”, The Journal of Emergency Medicine Vol 5 pp. 545-548

Iverson 1987 "The origins of the gauge system for medical equipment", The Journal of Emergency Medicine Vol 5 pp. 45-48

Muffly, T et al. 2011 “The history and evolution of sutures in pelvic surgery” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, v 104(3) pp 107-112

Pöll J.S 2002 "The story of the gauge" Anaesthesia Vol 54, Issue 6, pp. 519-623

Wikipedia:
Guillaume Dupuytren
History of the Metric System
Industrial Revolution
Surgical Suture

Music:
"La Marseillaise" composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Recorded by the United States Navy Band
Public Domain

"Rule, Britannia" composed by James Thomson (lyrics) and Thomas Anne (music). Sung by Albert Farrington 1914 for Edison Records

"Star Spangled Banner" composed by John Stafford Smith
Recorded by the United States Navy Band
Public Domain