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Title |
Haemostatic forceps |
Date |
1900 |
Description |
Haemostatic forceps. Two symmetrical nickel-plated metal blades joined by Collin's lock to form scissor-like instrument; handles have circular finger rings; shanks are straight and are flat on interior and rounded on exterior with ratchet closure near handles; jaws are of conical style and taper to fine, blunt point with one by two mouse-teeth; transverse serrations run full length of jaws. Marked: "COLLIN" and "BREVETE". |
Catalog number |
1967.026.034 |
Year Range from |
1887 |
Year Range to |
1939 |
Other Name |
Artery forceps |
Dimensions |
W-14.224 L-34.544 cm |
Dimension Details |
Length measured from proximal end of handles to tip of jaws; width measured across widest point on circular finger rings when closed on first notch of ratchet closure. |
Lexicon category |
Grasping and fixating |
Lexicon sub-category |
Forceps |
People |
Collin, Adolphe |
Search Terms |
Artery Hemostatic Grasping haemostat haemostatic grasp needles Surgery surgical operate operating Fixating fixate forcep Forceps instruments instrument ligation ligature suture Hemostat blood |
Length (cm) |
34.544 |
Material |
nickel-plated metal |
Accession number |
1967.026 |