| Reference Number | MIMM/2017-5/8 |
| Title | Simpson's Perforator |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | This perforator is the straight Simpson's type. It consists of a joined curved handle ending in a beveled sharp arrowhead, with spring closure and hatched textured handles.
This instrument is used in obstetrics for various procedures, mostly known as destructive operations such as cephalocentesis, whereas others have been largely abandoned from modern obstetrics in favour of safer procedures like caesarean sections.
Discoloration and corrosion are present. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 350mm x 70mm x 15mm |
| 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 | Obstetrical Perforator |
| Term | Gynaecology -- instrumentation |
| Midwifery -- instrumentation |
| Gynaecologic Surgical Procedures |
| Obstetric Surgical Procedures |
| Obstetrics -- instrumentation |