Curved hernia or lithotomy director designed by Sir Astley Cooper

Made:: 1821-1870 in London

maker:: Ferguson

Curved hernia or lithotomy director designed by Sir Astley

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Curved hernia or lithotomy director designed by Sir Astley Cooper, steel, with flat handle, by Ferguson, c. 1840

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A610746

Materials:: complete and steel (metal)

Measurements:: overall: 19 mm x 148 mm,

type:: director - surgical instrument

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