Rivers' vaginal retractor

Made:: 1935-1955

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Rivers' vaginal retractor
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Rivers' vaginal retractor, a modified version of Tenison Collins', self-retaining with adjustable rack, originally designed for use while applying antiseptics to posterior fornix in treatment of gonorrhoea, 1935-1955

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Category:: Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

Object Number:: 1987-397

Materials:: stainless steel

Measurements:: overall: 100 mm x 85 mm x 145 mm, 0.08 kg

type:: vaginal retractors

credit:: Galeski, A.

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Rivers' vaginal retractor

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