Record

Reference NumberREAD/210
TitleArtery Forceps
Date1875-1925
DescriptionArtery forceps of the Liston's type, a tweezer-shaped instrument with interlocking toothed tips (one with a single tooth, the other with two) for grasping tissue. It features an internal spring-locking mechanism and a tapered finger rest on the shafts. Four of them are wrapped in paper.
Extent8 items
Dimensions120mm x 5mm x 10mm
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Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameTweezers
TermGeneral Practice -- Instrumentation
General Surgery -- Instrumentation
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2850Liston; Robert (1794-1847); surgeon1794-1847
DS/UK/1977Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers1744-1997
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