Olive point eustachian catheter, which consists of an instrument made from a single piece of hollow cylindrical metal tubing; the tip of the tube is bent into a rounded 45° angle and ends with a slightly flared and bulbous tip with a round, open end; the other end of the tube flares outwards to for…
Olive point eustachian catheter, which consists of an instrument made from a single piece of hollow cylindrical metal tubing; the tip of the tube is bent into a rounded 45° angle and ends with a slightly flared and bulbous tip with a round, open end; the other end of the tube flares outwards to form a funnel-like open end that has a small, round ring attached to one side.
The funnel-like end has, "ADAMS GERMANY" stamped into the metal of one side of the outside, and "2" stamped into another side.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-16
Dimension Notes
Length 15.8 cm x Width 2.0 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows wear only; no corrosion is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #686; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; came in surgical roll 997.001.474; "Surgical Instruments," by The Kny Scheerer Company, 1915, p. 3053 (item C/-4103) (see attached photocopy); CD #9