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esophageal biopsy forceps
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Dates
1950
1970
circa 1950-1970
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gastroenterology
Accession Number
997034405
Description
Scissor-like heavy forceps with square-ended jaws.
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Accession Number
997034405
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gastroenterology
MeSH Heading
Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- esophageal
MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- biopsy
Description
Scissor-like heavy forceps with square-ended jaws.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
ACMI
Site Made (City)
New York
Site Made (State)
New York
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1950
1970
circa 1950-1970
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"Amer. Cysto Makers Inc."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-6
Dimension Notes
Length 52.0 cm x Width 7.5 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
Condition Remarks
No stains; no corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Reference Comments
C. Kelly; Pilling, George F. & Son Co., "Pilling Instruments and Equipment for Surgeons and Hospitals," Philadelphia, 1932, p. 94 (item # J1608-K10).
Research Facts
This instrument is for taking biopsies of esophageal tissue.
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