Signoroni's tourniquet for compression of the thigh

Made:: 1801-1900

Signoroni's tourniquet for compression of the thigh
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Signoroni's tourniquet for compression of the thigh, adjustable horse-shoe shaped frame and two pads, c. 1830

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600740

Materials:: frame, steel, pads, steel and pads, felt

Measurements:: length 210 mm
closed: width 110 mm
depth 47 mm

type:: tourniquets

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Signoroni's tourniquet for compression of the thigh

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