Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gastroenterology
Accession Number
994009018
Description
Three-fingered claw-like gripping device is closed and retracted when instrument is at rest; claw emerges from hollow tube when the instrument's "U"-shaped handle is squeezed
Length: 45.0 cm. x Width: 8.0 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm. x Diam. : 0.3 cm.
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Surgical Instruments: Suction and Pressure Apparatus," J. Sklar Mfg. Co., Inc, 17th ed., New York, 1967, p. 295; "American Cystoscope Makers (1952) Catalogue", p. 226
Research Facts
Instrument has a different handle and is longer than the Frankfeldt grasping forceps cited in reference section of this accession, although other sources show sponge carriers at 60 cm.; used to grasp small tunours for removal by the Frankfeldt snare