| Reference Number | CSFH/9/210 |
| Title | Balfour Retracting Arms |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Description | Balfour Retractor, designed by surgeon Balfour, consists of a metal frame with arms at each end and a central sliding mechanism to self retaing and secure a middle blade (now missing; see reference CSFH/9/4). Hand-engraved with “Theatre,” it was used in Cork Street Fever Hospital for abdominal cavity surgical procedures. |
| Extent | 1 item (incomplete) |
| Dimensions | 190mm x 65mm x 190mm |
| 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 | Retractor |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Related Record | CSFH/9/4 |