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Title |
Crile's haemostatic forceps |
Description |
Hemostatic forceps. Two symmetrical steel blades are joined by box lock to form scissor-like instruments; handles have circular finger rings; shanks are straight and round, with ratchet closure near handles; jaws are of light, conical style and taper to blunt points; light, horizontal serrations run along full length of jaws; box lock ismarked: "STILLE -- SWEDEN"; lock is also marked with Stille trademark. |
Catalog number |
2347 |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1935 |
Other Name |
Artery forceps |
Notes |
Instrument shows signs of wear and discoloration. |
Dimensions |
W-6.3 L-13.8 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 |
Stille : Stockholm, Sweden |
Lexicon category |
Grasping and fixating |
Lexicon sub-category |
Forceps |
Object cited in... |
Schuemann-Jones Company, Standard Surgical Instruments, Cleveland, Ohio : The Company, 1929. p. 75, fig. B-434. |
Artist |
Crile, George Washington (1864-1943) |
People |
Crile, George Washington (1864-1943) Bunts, Alexander T. (1897-1972) Bunts, Frank E. (Emory) (1861-1928) |
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) |
13.800 |
Material |
steel |
Accession number |
2327-2365 |