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Title |
Kelly's haemostatic forceps |
Description |
Haemostatic forceps. Two symmetrical, nickel-plated metal blades are joined by a Collins' lock to form scissor-like instrument; handles have circular finger rings; shanks are flat at interior and beveled at exterior with ratchet closure near handles; jaws are of light conical style and taper to blunt points; light transverse serrations run from tip to the midpoint of jaws; marked: "KNY-SCHEERER", Kny-Scheerer trademark and "Germany". |
Catalog number |
1999.008.035 |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1939 |
Other Name |
Artery forceps |
Notes |
The Kny-Scheerer Company, formed in 1897, became the principal agent for the sale of Jetter and Scheerer instruments in the US. (Edmonson, American Surgical Instruments, 1997, p. 135) |
Dimensions |
W-5.4 L-13.5 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. |
Manufacturer or Distributor |
Kny-Scheerer, Germany : Kny-Scheerer, New York (dist) |
Lexicon category |
Grasping and fixating |
Lexicon sub-category |
Forceps |
Object cited in... |
Kny-Scheerer Company. Illustrations of surgical instruments of superior quality. 20th ed. New York : Kny-Scheerer, 1915. p. 2021, fig. B/-584. |
Artist |
Kelly, Howard A. (Howard Atwood), 1858-1943 |
People |
Kelly, Howard A. (Howard Atwood) 1858-1943 |
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) |
13.500 |
Material |
nickel-plated metal |
Accession number |
1999.008 |