Forceps, obstetrical

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OBJECT TYPE: OBS-GYN/curved/slotted/Mann's
DATE: 1957–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.1010.002

MANUFACTURER: Medicon Mfg.
MODEL: 8
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: blade
Patents: N/A
General Description: Stainless steel.

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 5.7 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: Medicon
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type available c. late 1950s+.
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. Distributed by Imperial Surgical Co., Toronto, Ont.
Function: To assist in the delivery of a baby by turning and/or pulling the child while still in the birth canal.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MANN/ STAINLESS STEEL" and "8" stamped into instrument. UHN catalogue no. "X969.55.5 C" printed by hand in white ink on instrument.
Missing: None evident.
Finish: Stainless steel. Sliding lock on shaft adjusts angle: series of shallow depressions in shaft allows standard adjustment and secure fit.
Decoration: N/A

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Medicon Mfg., Forceps, obstetrical, circa 1957–1959, Artifact no. 2002.1010, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1010.002/

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