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Type of Object
Retractor, general operating
Place of Manufacture
Germany
Date of Manufacture
1940-1980
Physical Details
Stainless steel general operating retractor with a hook and balancer. Apparatus is forged from a single piece of stainless steel, with two ends equidistant from the center of a curved handle with an indentation for a grip. One end has three inward-curved prongs with sharp points, to be placed at the edge of the wound, and the other is a flat balancing counterweight which intersects the handle at a 90 degree angle.
Dimensions
0.9 cm. x 14.8 cm. x 1.7 cm.
Medical Subject
Surgical Instruments
Accession Number
2005.6.5
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: Stainless Steel Retractor, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00032.jpg