Hodge's retroversion pessary, which consists of vulcanized rubber formed into a closed rectangular form with rounded corners and an open centre; the pessary has a flattish bottom with a very slight bump at the middle and a rounded top; the pessary curves at the centre and looks like an S-shape from…
Hodge's retroversion pessary, which consists of vulcanized rubber formed into a closed rectangular form with rounded corners and an open centre; the pessary has a flattish bottom with a very slight bump at the middle and a rounded top; the pessary curves at the centre and looks like an S-shape from the side.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
The front of the pessary has "AMSCO 1" stamped into the top and the number "70" in the bottom; the back of the pessary has the word "GERMANY" stamped in at the bottom
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-11
Dimension Notes
Length 7.0 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 2.1 cm
Condition Remarks
#1: The rubber shows very minor wear; there is no cracking or missing areas
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #152; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Surgical Instruments," by The Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 5210 (similar to E/-9761)
Research Facts
Used to treat retroversion of the uterus--the turning backward of the entire uterus in relation to the pelvic axis
Exhibit History
History of Contraception Exhibit, Fraser-Armstrong 5, Case #2, Kingston General Hospital, Mar. 2004.