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Type of Object
Set, intubation
Date of Manufacture
1890-1900
Physical Details
O'Dwyer's Intubation Set in a stainless steel case. Set consists of the following instruments: 7 hard rubber black tubes; these fit over 7 long obdurators of varying sizes, including an introducer with a long stainless steel handle and shaft with a spring mechanism attached to the end, an extractor with a long stainless steel handle and curved shaft with forcep-like action. Both long instruments have fluted, square handles. Missing the mouth gag. Plate on the inside that holds in the obdurators has a scale on it, 1 to 12. Also has a patent date: PAT July 12 1892, Pat. Pending. The largest hard rubber tube is cracked.
Dimensions
3 cm. x 22.5 cm. x 8.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Intubation
Accession Number
1986.189
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: O'Dwyer's Intubation Set, 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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