Forceps, obstetrical

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OBJECT TYPE: MANN
DATE: 1933
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0047.001

MANUFACTURER: SURGICAL SUPPLIES LTD.
MODEL: 1
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: SURGICAL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FORCEPS INVENTED BY DR. JOHN MANN, WHO PRACTICED OBSTETRICS AT TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL (1930-1960). DR. MANN GRADUATED FROM QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY IN 1927. IN ADDITION TO THE FORCEPS STYLE WHICH BEARS HIS NAME, DR. MANN WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS DEVELOPMENT OF A RESUSCITATOR FOR INFANTS. (UHN BIOGRAPHY FILES)
Function: INSTRUMENT USED TO ASSIST IN THE DELIVERY OF BABY BY TURNING AND/OR PULLING CHILD WHILE STILL IN BIRTH CANAL.
Technical: NO. 1OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS DEVELOPED BY DR. JOHN MANN IN MID 1930S. THIS EARLY DESIGN FEATURES A SPLIT UNIVERSAL JOINT WHICH WAS LOCKED IN POSITION DURING APPLICATION: WHEN THE INSTRUMENT IS LOCKED ON THE HEAD, THE JOINT-LOCKING DEVICE WAS RELEASED, PERMITTING FLEXIBILITY OF THE JOINT. LATER MANN FORCEPS HAD SLIDING LOCK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING READING "SURGICAL SUPPLIES LTD./ TORONTO" & "STAINLESS"
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: STAINLESS
Decoration: N/A

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SURGICAL SUPPLIES LTD., Forceps, obstetrical, circa 1933, Artifact no. 2002.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0047.001/

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