Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
997034093
Description
The Deaver retractor has a hollow handle with grooves to fit the human hand; the end of the handle is four-sided with rounded edges; tip of handle joins with a flat blade; the blade curves out and then in to form a semicircle with flat edges; the tip of the blade is rounded; overall, the object loo…
The Deaver retractor has a hollow handle with grooves to fit the human hand; the end of the handle is four-sided with rounded edges; tip of handle joins with a flat blade; the blade curves out and then in to form a semicircle with flat edges; the tip of the blade is rounded; overall, the object looks like a question mark.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
"OR" engraved on handle; "Lawton [in script] Germany LAMB HANDLE U.S. PAT. 2390544 GERM. PAT. 802467" stamped into metal on handle; "STAINLESS" stamped into metal on blade.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-4
Dimension Notes
Length 31.7 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Finish on the handle shows a great deal of wear; some staining on blade; no corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"General Surgical Catalogue No. 2/80," by Lawton Surg. Inst., p. 421 (item #20-1816)
Research Facts
Used for retracting tissue and organs during surgery.