Potaiu's aspirator, in case, English, 1850-1920

Made:
England
Potaiu's aspirator, in case, English, 1850-1920

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Potaiu's aspirator, in case, English, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A627232
Materials:
case, cloth and case, wood
Measurements:
case: length 265 mm
case: width 129 mm
case: height 43 mm
type:
aspirators

Parts

Nickel plated piston-action pump

Nickel plated piston-action pump

Nickel plated piston-action pump

Measurements:
length 210 mm
width 50 mm
height 27 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and leather
Object Number:
A627232 Pt1
type:
pumps
Metal trocar

Metal trocar

Metal trocar

Measurements:
length 151 mm
diameter 12 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A627232 Pt2
type:
trocars
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Measurements:
length 81 mm
diameter 9 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A627232 Pt3
type:
cannulae
Blunt pilot

Blunt pilot

Blunt pilot, 4

Measurements:
length 148 mm
diameter 12 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A627232 Pt4
type:
blunt pilots
Hypodermic needles

Hypodermic needles

Hypodermic needles, 2

Measurements:
length 93 mm
diameter 8 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A627232 Pt5
type:
hypodermic needles
Nickel-plated stopcock with side tube

Nickel-plated stopcock with side tube

Nickel-plated stopcock with side tube

Measurements:
length 40 mm
width 9 mm
height 33 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A627232 Pt6
type:
stopcocks
Rubber bung fitted with inlet and outlet pipes

Rubber bung fitted with inlet and outlet pipes

Rubber bung fitted with inlet and outlet pipes

Measurements:
height 210 mm
width 27 mm
length 98 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and rubber
Object Number:
A627232 Pt7
type:
bungs
Assorted pieces of tubing

Assorted pieces of tubing

Assorted pieces of tubing

Materials:
metal and rubber
Object Number:
A627232 Pt8
type:
tubing