A new book by Alexander C. Ebner
The Name on the Instrument
A Field Guide for the Surgeon Inventor
For the surgeon who has ever stood at the table and thought, this instrument should work better. A plain spoken guide to turning that thought into a finished instrument with your name on it.
Paperback, 136 pages. Published October 13, 2026.
"The name on the instrument was always the prize. The money was always the hard part."
From the book
About the author
Alexander C. Ebner
Alex is the President and Founder of ACE Medical Company in Orange Park, Florida. He started the company in 2012 with one set of Kerrison rongeurs bought with cash, and has since personally designed, developed and manufactured more than seventy unique surgical instruments alongside the surgeons who use them. He holds three US patents.
This book is everything he wishes someone had told those surgeons on the first day.
Read his storyHave an idea?
If you are a surgeon with an idea for a better instrument, tell us about it and ask for a call or a meeting.
Share your ideaSurgeon Inventors
From cardiac surgery to orthopedics to ophthalmology, the surgeons whose names we still say in the operating room every day.
Meet themMeet the author
Alex will be at the University of Florida, CNS 2026 in Washington, and the International Meningioma Society congress in Houston.
See the datesThe Name on the Instrument
Paperback, $29.95. Shipped from Orange Park, Florida.