Screw, pressure

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OBJECT TYPE: pediatric/bloodless/infant
DATE: 1935–1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0937.004

MANUFACTURER: Gomco Surgical Mfg. Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: nut
Patents: N/A
General Description: Bright silver metal finish.

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Gomco
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Buffalo

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1935- 1958; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Complete instrument used to remove portion of the foreskin from an infant's penis. This nut applies pressure necessary to crush foreskin between bell [.3] and base [.1].
Technical: Gomco clamp provided quick and effective method of infant male circumcision; normally resulted in little blood loss and few complications.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright silver metal finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Gomco Surgical Mfg. Corp., Screw, pressure, circa 1935–1958, Artifact no. 2002.0937, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0937.004/

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