Bresgen's frontal sinus canula, which consists of an instrument made from a single piece of hollow cylindrical metal tubing; the tip of the tube is bent into a curved 45° angle and has an open end; the other end of the tube has a wider diameter cylindrical piece, likely designed to attach with rubb…
Bresgen's frontal sinus canula, which consists of an instrument made from a single piece of hollow cylindrical metal tubing; the tip of the tube is bent into a curved 45° angle and has an open end; the other end of the tube has a wider diameter cylindrical piece, likely designed to attach with rubber tubing; the end is also round and open.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned and used by Dr. F.X. O'Connor; owned by his niece, Miss Helen Cobb; collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
Dates
1914
circa 1914
Date Remarks
Dr. O'Connor graduated from Queen's Meds in 1914.
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
None
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-7
Dimension Notes
Length cm x Width cm x Depth cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows minor wear only; no corrosion is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Book
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #686; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Illustrated Catalog of a Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments" by Codman & Shurtleff Incorporated, c. 1920, p. 171 (6261) (see attached photocopy); originally came in surgical roll 997.001.474; CD #9