Pessary. Oval ring of black vulcanized rubber folded into an S-shape; one end has a more acute curve, while the other end is a wider, more gradual curve; rubber around the gradual curve has a thicker diameter. Pessaries are small prosthetic devices that are inserted in the vagina and used most frequently to treat pelvic organ prolapse; they are ...
Created:
1870 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Pessary. Oval ring of black vulcanized rubber folded into an S-shape; one end has a more acute curve, while the other end is a wider, more gradual curve; rubber around the gradual curve has a thicker diameter. Pessaries are small prosthetic devices that are inserted in the vagina and used most frequently to treat pelvic organ prolapse; they are ...
Created:
1870 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Pessary. Oval ring of black vulcanized rubber folded into an S-shape; one end has a more acute curve, while the other end is a wider, more gradual curve; rubber around the gradual curve has a thicker diameter. Pessaries are small prosthetic devices that are inserted in the vagina and used most frequently to treat pelvic organ prolapse; they are ...
Created:
1870 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Pessary. Oval ring of black vulcanized rubber folded into an S-shape; one end has a more acute curve, while the other end is a wider, more gradual curve; rubber around the gradual curve has a thicker diameter. Pessaries are small prosthetic devices that are inserted in the vagina and used most frequently to treat pelvic organ prolapse; they are ...
Created:
1870 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
