Bladder Forceps

Bladder Forceps

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Description
Patent model for John W. Merrill, Jr., “Sheathed Bladder Forceps,” U.S. Patent 268,039 (Nov. 28, 1882). Merrill, a graduate of Dartmouth College, practiced medicine in Concord, N.H.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
forceps
forceps, bladder, sheathed, patent model
date made
about 1882
Measurements
overall: 1 in x 12 in x 2 3/8 in; 2.54 cm x 30.48 cm x 6.0325 cm
ID Number
MG.M-04330
catalog number
M-04330
accession number
89797
patent number
268,039
subject
Medicine
Surgical instruments
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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