Barker's spinal needle, which consists of a cannula and bayonet that fit closely together; the cannula consists of a narrow, hollow length of cylindrical metal tubing with a sharp, open, bevelled tip; the end flares out, then in, then out again to form a thumb and finger grip with a flat outer edge…
Barker's spinal needle, which consists of a cannula and bayonet that fit closely together; the cannula consists of a narrow, hollow length of cylindrical metal tubing with a sharp, open, bevelled tip; the end flares out, then in, then out again to form a thumb and finger grip with a flat outer edge and a hole through the centre; the bayonet fits snugly into the cannula; the bayonet consists of a length of solid cylindrical metal with a sharp, bevelled tip; the end of the bayonet has a solid, round piece of metal attached perpendicularly, which acts as a thumb push; the bayonet and cannula are stuck together.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned and used by Dr. F.X. O'Connor; donated by Miss Helen Cobb; collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
None
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-8
Dimension Notes
Length 12.8 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows some wear and some corrosion; the bayonet cannot be taken out of the cannula; no evidence of active corrosion
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Book
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #710; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Illustrated Catalog of a Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman & Shurtleff, 1920, p. 118 (similar to item #4559) (see attached photocopy); arrived in and stored in a small cardboard box (not catalogued) with 997.001.384-.388; CD #5