Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
997034282 a-e
Description
(a) A hollow, cylindrical sleeve with a trumpet valve and a stopcock at the proximal end; (b) a solid bar with a three-edged sharp tip; (c) a spring; (d) a screw-on cap; (e) trumpet valve
(a) A hollow, cylindrical sleeve with a trumpet valve and a stopcock at the proximal end; (b) a solid bar with a three-edged sharp tip; (c) a spring; (d) a screw-on cap; (e) trumpet valve
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - sheath - Size: Length 19.0 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
b - trocar - Size: Length 23.5 cm x Width 0.5 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
c - spring - Size: Length 3.5 cm x Diameter 0.7 cm
d - cap - Size: Length 0.5 cm x Diameter 4.0 cm
e - trumpet valve - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 2.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Stainless steel used for surgical instruments from 1920 onwards
Material
metal: silver; black
Inscriptions
Stamped on trocar: "WECK 112171"; on the sheath: "EDER INSTRUMENT CO. CHICAGO"; etched into trumpet valve area: EDER 111111 K/S"; stamped into trumpet valve area, "AEY"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-13
Condition Remarks
Some discolouration; scratches present on trocar and sheath