| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/22 |
| Title | Sharp Hook |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Creator Name | Fannin, Medical supply company, 1829- |
| Description | This is a sharp hook made of nickel-plated steel, manufacture by "FANNIN LTD DUBLIN", as reported by the engraving on one side of its flat handle.
Some nickel is wearing off, especially in the central part toward the hooks.
This tool, along with other instruments such as blunt and blunt double hooks, are still used for tracheotomy procedures. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 170mm x 10mm x 3mm |
| 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 | Surgical Hooks |
| Term | Otolaryngology -- instrumentation |
| Anaesthesiology -- instrumentation |
| Tracheotomy -- instrumentation |