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Type of Object
Forceps, tenaculum
Place of Manufacture
United States
Date of Manufacture
1955-1965
Physical Details
Long tenaculum forceps with ratchet clip. Forceps has two blades, each with a round handle and an adjustable three clip ratchet for holding the blades together. Blades are connected by a central screw. One blade has two curved prongs with a central opening, which the other blade's matching single curved prong fits into.
Dimensions
0.5 cm. x 24 cm. x 6.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Hemostasis, Surgical -- instrumentation
Accession Number
2004.4.58
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: Tenaculum Forceps, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00003.jpg