University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Otolaryngology
Accession Number
1972.15.41
Description
Scissor-like trivalve dilator; middle blade is tracheotome with sharp side toward handles; on squeezing together handles, outer blunt blades expand outwards (dilation) and the knife blade moves toward the handles.
Scissor-like trivalve dilator; middle blade is tracheotome with sharp side toward handles; on squeezing together handles, outer blunt blades expand outwards (dilation) and the knife blade moves toward the handles.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: the Nightingale Tea Room, Elora, Ontario, on behalf of St. John's Church, Elora; instruments from a local doctor's general practice.
Dates
1910
circa 1910
Material
metal: silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-9
Dimension Notes
Length 12.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Some rusting; sticks slightly.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"Surgical Instruments," 20th edition, Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 3184 (Fig. C/-11001); CD #UHN