A metal catheter; the catheter (a) is S-shaped and separates into two ends at the bottom end; the top end tapers to a top, and has a small hole on each side; there is also an insert (b) which fits in through the catheter; it is an irregularly shaped thin metal rod with a blunt end.
A metal catheter; the catheter (a) is S-shaped and separates into two ends at the bottom end; the top end tapers to a top, and has a small hole on each side; there is also an insert (b) which fits in through the catheter; it is an irregularly shaped thin metal rod with a blunt end.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - catheter - Size: Length 30.8 cm x Width 7.0 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
b - insert - Size: Length 33.3 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
Provenance
Used at Kingston General Hospital, Connell 5.
Dates
1960
1980
circa 1960-1980
Material
metal: silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D7-6
Condition Remarks
Some tarnishing.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Michael J. McGrath
Research Facts
These devices were used to rupture the membranes around a pregnancy and induce labour; the device was said to offer advantages over rupture of the forewaters that had been done prior to its invention, thus reducing infection and leaving the forewaters intact as some felt it was necessary to enable the cervix to dilate during labour; the donor used to take these devices home and widen the canal to allow their plastic tubing to fit through more easily.
These devices were invented in 1937 and were used in the 1980s