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bronchoscopic flexible biopsy forceps
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Dates
1930
1950
circa 1930-1950
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Respirology
Accession Number
997034362
Description
A long, flexible wire, two hand screws on scissor-like box-locked handles; screw on right side controls the open and close mechanism.
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Accession Number
997034362
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Respirology
MeSH Heading
Biopsy -- instrumentation
Endoscopy -- instrumentation
Bronchoscopy -- instrumentation
MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic
Description
A long, flexible wire, two hand screws on scissor-like box-locked handles; screw on right side controls the open and close mechanism.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
Pilling
Site Made (City)
Philadelphia
Site Made (State)
Pennsylvania
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1930
1950
circa 1930-1950
Date Remarks
Stainless steel used for surgical instruments from 1920 onwards.
Material
metal: silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E5-8
Dimension Notes
Length 47.5 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Well-used; flexible wire bent; scissor-like mechanism partially working.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Reference Comments
C. Kelly (ret. OR nurse); "Pilling Instruments and Equipment for Surgeons and Hospitals," Philadelphia, 1932, p. 271 (item "HOLFO")
Research Facts
This object is used for taking biopsies of lung tissue through a rigid bronchoscope.
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