Roman surgical clamp

Surgical instruments and apparatus

Surgical Instruments

Surgery

Used to tie off arteries during surgery

Bronze with silver inlay; ringed finial top.

A long metal surgical instrument with a straight shaft and hinged gripping jaws is shown against a plain background. The handle end features a threaded screw mechanism used to tighten or adjust the instrument during use. At the opposite end, the jaws are slightly curved with serrated inner edges designed for gripping or extracting material. The metal surface shows darkened patina and wear consistent with age.

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

300-440 A.D.?

R. Haber (Firm)

Cravens, Annette

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14 cm.

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

90.1.2

LIB-HSL001

Surgical clamp

4/7/2006

Metal