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dressing forceps
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Dates
1967
circa 1967
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
004025004
Description
A pair of dressing forceps; tweezer like with serrated points that curve out at about a 90 degree angle from the handle.
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Accession Number
004025004
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Wound Healing
MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- dressing
Surgery
Description
A pair of dressing forceps; tweezer like with serrated points that curve out at about a 90 degree angle from the handle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
From Kingston General Hospital purchasing department.
Maker
Lawton
Site Made (Country)
Germany
Dates
1967
circa 1967
Date Remarks
Similar device appears in a 1967 Sklar catalogue.
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"Lawton // 09 0013" engraved on one side of the handle; "Stainless Steel // Germany" engraved on the other.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D4-8
Length
9.6 cm
Width
1.9 cm
Depth
1.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 9.6 cm x Width 1.9 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Some mild corrosion on the handle.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Sklar Surgical Instruments, Suction & Pressure Apparatus," Sklar Instruments, 75th Anniv., 1967, p. 211
Research Facts
Possibly used in ocular surgery.
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