Title
Davis herniotomy instrument
Subject
Hernia--Surgery--Equipment and supplies
Hernia--surgery--instrumentation
Surgery
Description
Image 101-1399
Used in hernia surgery
Instrument constructed from ebony and silver and is comprised of a cylinder hinged in two halves, a needle and a cover. After restoring the hernia the apparatus was inserted and the handle then removed, leaving the cover in place for 6-8 days to produce adhesions which would seal off the hernia. Which "By the most earnest advocates have been considered applicable to the to the smallest most recent and least troublesome hernias" their value being otherwise "denied or seriously questioned."
Creator
Davis, Redfern
John Mappin (Firm : Birmingham, England)
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1850
Contributor
Phisick Medical Antiques
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
14x4.5x2.5 cm.
Type
Medical instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.04.16.6
Alternative Title
Herniotomy instrument
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Ebony and silver
Citation
Davis, Redfern and John Mappin (Firm : Birmingham, England), “Davis herniotomy instrument,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16865.