Uterine probe, which consists of a long, narrow instrument made from a single piece of solid metal; the handle is flat with rounded sides; the end of the handle is round, then tapers in, then back out again, then in again to join with the blade; the blade is long, flexible and cylindrical, and tapeā¦
Uterine probe, which consists of a long, narrow instrument made from a single piece of solid metal; the handle is flat with rounded sides; the end of the handle is round, then tapers in, then back out again, then in again to join with the blade; the blade is long, flexible and cylindrical, and tapers slightly to a blunted tip; the tip end of the probe curves upwards
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
The top of the handle has "6 // 1 // F. G. OTTO & SONS // N.Y." stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-6
Dimension Notes
Length 28.1 cm x Width 2.2 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows some wear; the metal of the handle shows minor corrosion; there was some tape residue on the probe after masking tape used to hold a tag onto the instrument was removed
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #238; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; Dr. J.A. Low