| Reference Number | MIMM/2017-5/31 |
| Title | Dressing Forceps |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | These dressing forceps are made of stainless steel (as marked inside of one handle).
They have long handles, thinning towards the tips, and a wide, flat tip to securely hold dressings.
Also called thumb forceps, this item is blunt-nosed with serrated tips for increased grip. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 150mm x 10mm x 17mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Dressing Forceps |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Forceps |
| Equipment and Supplies, Hospital |
| Surgical Instruments |