A sponge-tipped, flexible rod with expanding bristles and an ivory tip at the pushing end.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. R. H. Wesley.
Dates
1890
1910
circa 1890-1910
Material
sponge: beige
bristle: beige
ivory: white
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-9
Length
37.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Rod has lost its flexibility.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Used to locate and test strictures in the esophagus and for displacing foreign bodies down to the stomach; replaced by x-ray diagnosis and peroral endoscopy; part of a group of instruments belonging to the donor's great-grandfather, Dr. W. W. Ogden (1837-1917) and grandfather, Dr. S. M. Hay (?-1943).