Farabeuf's abdominal retractor, which consists of a flat metal bar that has been turned downwards at a 90 degree angle at both ends and ends with rounded tips; the tips also curve slightly inwards
Farabeuf's abdominal retractor, which consists of a flat metal bar that has been turned downwards at a 90 degree angle at both ends and ends with rounded tips; the tips also curve slightly inwards
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
The top of the flat bar has the number "132" stamped into the metal and the words, "Anatomy Dept." engraved in the metal; the bottom of the flat bar has the words "STAINLESS // INGRAM & BELL // GERMANY" as well as the Jetter & Scheerer logo of a snake twisted around a caduceus rod with a crown above it, stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-6
Length
12.0 cm
Width
1.2 cm
Depth
3.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 12.0 cm x Width 1.2 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows minor wear; no corrosion is visible; the flat top shows very minor staining; masking tape holding this retractor with others was removed; #2: tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Other
Reference Comments
Previous number #257; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Surgical Instruments," by The Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 2147 (item B/-4355); see also 997.001.161-.163