Stanley's curved hernia director

Made:
1831-1870 in London
maker:
Ferguson
Stanley's curved hernia director

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Stanley's curved hernia director
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Stanley's curved hernia director, also used in supra-pubic lithotomy, steel, with median groove and flat handle, by Ferguson, c. 1850

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610817
Materials:
complete and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 16 mm x 140 mm,
type:
director - surgical instrument