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ribbon retractor
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Dates
1950
1970
circa 1950-1970
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
Thoracic Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
997034523
Description
A straight, thin, malleable piece of metal rounded at both ends, with several bends from use.
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Accession Number
997034523
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
Thoracic Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
MM= Grasping and Fixating -- retractor -- general operating
Surgery
Description
A straight, thin, malleable piece of metal rounded at both ends, with several bends from use.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
Aesculap
Site Made (Country)
Germany
Dates
1950
1970
circa 1950-1970
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
Stamped into metal: "AESCULAP [logo]"; "STEVENS GERMANY"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-6
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 33.3 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Some bends due to wear; the finish is stained.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"General Surgical Catalogue," Lawton Surgical Instruments, 1980, p. 151 (similar to item #20-0855)
Research Facts
This retractor easily bends to the desired curve and then returns to original shape; used for retracting the abdominal wall.
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