| Reference Number | MIMM/2012-9/44 |
| Title | Ligature For The Cervix |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Creator Name | Ethicon Inc.; 1887-; Medical Supply Manufactuer |
| Description | "Ligature For The Incompetent Cervix". Small rectangular plastic case containing a 5mm woven ligature, 12 inches in length, made of mersilene (polyester fibre), and non-sterile. It was intended for "incompetent cervixes", produced and distributed by Ethicon, New Jersey. Ethicon specialised in sutures and ligatures. Part of the Dr Diarmuid O'Driscoll Collection. |
| Extent | 2 parts |
| Dimensions | 73mm x 35mm x 11mm |
| 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 | Ligation |
| Term | Equipment and Supplies, Hospital |
| Surgical Equipment |
| Surgical Fixation Devices |
| Sutures |