Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Urology
Accession Number
997034380 a-b
Description
A hollow black tube with distal end bevelled; attachment on proximal end has right and left parts and a control lever for a locking mechanism; obturator; long, bifurcated solid metal bars on distal end, condé tip; proximal end, a locing system that attaches to the urethroscope for introduction.
A hollow black tube with distal end bevelled; attachment on proximal end has right and left parts and a control lever for a locking mechanism; obturator; long, bifurcated solid metal bars on distal end, condé tip; proximal end, a locing system that attaches to the urethroscope for introduction.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - obturator - Size: Length 29.0 cm x Width 3.5 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
b - sheath - Size: Length 24.0 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room
Stainless steel used for surgical instruments from 1920 onwards.
Material
metal: silver
plastic: black; silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E8-3
Condition Remarks
Slight discolouration on condé tip of obturator; staining on inside of hollow tube.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
"A.C.M.I. Cystoscopic, Urologic and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Apparatus" by American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., 1952, p. 92 (similar to items #259 and 259A)
C. Kelly, retired Operating Room nurse
Research Facts
Used for examination of the urethra in conjunction with an obturator.