University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gynaecology
Accession Number
1984.19.8
Description
A nickel-plated, scissor-handled instrument; parts joined by a screw that lets them lock together; pointed, curved blade fits over and into a serrated blade; when the handles are squeezed, the blades close.
A nickel-plated, scissor-handled instrument; parts joined by a screw that lets them lock together; pointed, curved blade fits over and into a serrated blade; when the handles are squeezed, the blades close.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. R. H. Wesley.
Dates
1890
1910
circa 1890-1910
Material
metal: silver; brownish
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-8
Dimension Notes
Length 27.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal plating worn off edges at cutting end.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
Dr. R. H. Wesley; H. J. Milburn catalogue, 1893, p. 335
Research Facts
Instrument used in cleidotomy or cleidotripsy, in which the clavicles of the foetus are crushed or cut to reduce the width in cases of obstructed birth; 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).