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Type of Object
Cystoscope
Place of Manufacture
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1922
Physical Details
Scherck modification cystoscope in a wooden case, rubber tipped at one end with small light bulb, at the other end are male and female fittings. One receives the electrical cord, the other is used to channel water or fluid through. Inside the cystoscope is a removable catheter. Also in the case is a ring-handled, stainless steel probe; a cloth covered electrical cord to transmit current to the cystoscope; two spare light bulbs, and a small wooden round container filled with grease.
Dimensions
6 cm. x 33 cm. x 12.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Cystoscopes
Accession Number
1986.91.1
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Scherck Cystoscope, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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