





Czermak laryngoscope, in case, by Paetz & Flohr, German, c. 1860
A laryngoscope views the larynx, or voice box. The larynx is in the upper part of the windpipe. This type of laryngoscope was introduced by Austro-German physiologist Johann Nepomuk Czermak (1828–73). He was interested in speech and sound. It consists of a laryngeal mirror. This reflects light down the throat.
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- Category:
- Ophthalmology
- Object Number:
- A600069
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), incomplete, ivory, textile, velvet and whalebone
- Measurements:
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overall - closed: 39 mm x 185 mm x 92 mm, .244 kg
overall - open: 26 mm x 185 mm x 182 mm, .244 kg
- type:
- laryngoscope
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- medical instrument
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