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Title |
Kelly-Pean's haemostatic forceps, curved |
Description |
Haemostatic forceps Two symmetrical chromium-plated metal blades are joined by screw lock to form scissor-like instrument; handles have circular finger rings; shanks curve outward to form teardrop shape when closed, and are flat on interior and rounded on exterior with ratchet closure near handles; jaws are curved on the flat and are of conical style, tapering to blunt points; heavy transverse serrations run full length of jaws; Marked: "SKLAR -- GERMANY -- CHROME". |
Catalog number |
1999.008.069 |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1969 |
Other Name |
Artery forceps |
Dimensions |
W-7.5 L-15.875 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 |
J. Sklar Manufacturing Co., Long Island City, N.Y. : Germany |
Lexicon category |
Grasping and fixating |
Lexicon sub-category |
Forceps |
Object cited in... |
J. Sklar Manufacturing Co., Stainless steel and chrome plated surgical instruments : suction, pressure and anaesthesia apparatus ; surgical specialties / J. Sklar Manufacturing Co., Long Island City, N.Y. : The Company, 1947. p. 31, fig. 515. |
Artist |
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) |
15.875 |
Material |
Chromium-plated metal |
Accession number |
1999.008 |