Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Urology
Accession Number
997034322 a-b
Description
The obturator is a metal rod with a knee joint at the distal end; the sheath is hollow with a lock at the proximal end to hold the obturator in place, and a port to attach tubing.
The obturator is a metal rod with a knee joint at the distal end; the sheath is hollow with a lock at the proximal end to hold the obturator in place, and a port to attach tubing.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - obturator - Size: Length 27.7 cm x Width 2.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
b - sheath - Size: Length 22.0 cm x Width 6.5 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Stainless steel used for surgical instruments from 1920 on.
Material
metal: silver
plastic: black
gum elastic: tan
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-11
Condition Remarks
No stains, no corrosion
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"A.C.M.I. Cystoscopic, Urologic and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Apparatus" by American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., 1962, p. 92 (similar to item # 259A)
Research Facts
This instrument is used as an introducer for a panendoscope.