Aspirator set

Aspiration and aspirators—Equipment and supplies

Suction--instrumentation

Drainage

Image 101-1687

Used to draw off gases and fluids from various parts of the body

Set includes exhausting syringe, stop cock, stopper, Trocars and cannulae contained in purple-lined black wooden case.

First image: A collection of antique medical instrument components is arranged on a light background. The set includes a cylindrical metal pump with a T-shaped handle, several metal valves and connectors, long slender metal rods with threaded ends, a braided flexible metal hose, and a brown rubber tube with a small glass bulb at one end. The pieces are separated and laid out to show their individual forms and attachments.

Second image: An open rectangular case lined with purple fabric displays a set of antique medical instruments arranged in fitted compartments. The case contains a cylindrical metal pump, several long metal rods secured with black straps, metal valves and connectors, a brown rubber tube, and a braided flexible hose. The interior lid is also lined with purple fabric, and the exterior of the case is dark with brass-colored latches.

McGuire Medical Instruments Collection

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

Late 19th cent.

NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.

Metal, Rubber, Glass and Wood

Image

Still image

L1.1

LIB-HSL001

11/4/2009

12.5x27.5x4.5 cm