Title
Urethral dilator sounds
Subject
Urethrotomy--Equipment and supplies
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Urethra--surgery--instrumentation
Urology--instrumentation
Surgical Instruments
Lithotomy/Urethrotomy
Description
Set includes 1 printed Gemrig gauge bougies and 12 sounds. Set belonged to Dr. Frederick Tice of Virginia.
Used to stretch/dilate the urethra to locate strictures
Twelve curved steel urethral dilator sounds contained in a red lined wooden case.
Creator
Gemrig (Firm : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1880?
Contributor
Alex Peck (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
26 cm.
Type
Medical instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
98.11.17.2
Alternative Title
Dilator sounds
Date Created
4/7/2006
Medium
Metal
Citation
Gemrig (Firm : Philadelphia, Pa.), “Urethral dilator sounds,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16837.