University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Proctology
Accession Number
1973.6.9 a-b
Description
Sigmoidoscope is a metal shaft (a) with an opening at one end into which fits an obturator (b), which ends in a blunt tip; sigmoidoscope has a circular collar at the other end that has a rotating lid to cover the opening; sigmoidoscope graduated in cm.
Sigmoidoscope is a metal shaft (a) with an opening at one end into which fits an obturator (b), which ends in a blunt tip; sigmoidoscope has a circular collar at the other end that has a rotating lid to cover the opening; sigmoidoscope graduated in cm.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - sigmoidoscope - Size: Length 26.5 cm
b - obturator - Size: Length 33.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Kenneth E. Perfect for her husband, Dr. Kenneth E. Perfect..
Advertisement on p. xiii of the Academy of Medicine Bulletin, Dec. 1959, Vol. XXXIII, No. 3; CD #UHN
Research Facts
Assorted instruments from the office of the donor's late husband, Dr. Kenneth E. Perfect; a few, such as the stethoscope, may have belonged to his father.