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Type of Object
Rongeur, bone
Date of Manufacture
1930-1940
Physical Details
Handheld stainless steel bone cutting rongeur with a geared clipping mechanism. The instrument consists of two blades, one with a steel brace plate screwed in that attaches to the opposite handle and each with a hand guard. The brace plate connects to a moving mechanism that causes the handles to separate at the joint and bring two hollow, ovaloid blades at the distal end toward one another, cutting the bone. Likely used for smaller segements of bone.
Dimensions
1.4 cm. x 22.5 cm. x 12.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Osteotomy -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1982.84
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: Bone Cutting Rongeur, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00076.jpg