Clamp part, circumcision

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OBJECT TYPE: pediatric/bloodless/infant
DATE: 1935–1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0937.003

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: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: bell or cone
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brushed silver metal finish; opaque white synthetic (?) membrane seals underside of bell base.

Dimensions

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Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 3.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.5 cm
Volume: N/A

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 component is inserted over the glans, in order to protect it and secure foreskin tissue during circumcision procedure.
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: Brushed silver metal finish; opaque white synthetic (?) membrane seals underside of bell base.
Decoration: N/A

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Gomco Surgical Mfg. Corp., Clamp part, circumcision, circa 1935–1958, Artifact no. 2002.0937, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0937.003/

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