A package of two lumbar puncture needles (a-b) individually wrapped in cellophane; the needles are luer-loks and are corked; the needles fit inside a white cardboard box base (c) which slides into another box (d).
A package of two lumbar puncture needles (a-b) individually wrapped in cellophane; the needles are luer-loks and are corked; the needles fit inside a white cardboard box base (c) which slides into another box (d).
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - needle (in cellophane)- Size: Length 10.6 cm x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
b - needle (in cellophane)- Size: Length 11.1 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
c - box base - Size: Length 12.2 cm x Width 1.4 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
d - box tube - Size: Length 12.2 cm. x Width 1.7 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's father who worked as a ship's medical officer during the Second World War.
"BLUE LABEL LUMBAR PUNCTURE NEEDLE // manufactured by // J. BISHOP & CO., PLATINUM WORKS, MALVERN. PA." printed on the box.; "#20" handwritten in pen on the box
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-8
Condition Remarks
Some wear on the box.
Research Facts
Dr. Prouse served as a ship's medical officer during the second world war rising the rank of Surgeon-Captain; after the war he became an anesthesiologist feeling that he did not have sufficient control over his hands after suffering from rheumatic fever.