Pessary. Two pieces of black vulcanized rubber held together at a two rotating hinges; one side is a slender arch and has rounded sides, the other side is thicker, crescent-shaped and slightly convex. Pessaries are small prosthetic devices that are inserted in the vagina and used most frequently to treat pelvic organ prolapse; they are used both...
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; curved piece of crescent-shaped black vulcanized rubber is attached to center of pessary ring and moves back and forth on a rotating hinge. Pessaries are small prosthetic devices that are inser...
Created:
1870 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Ovariotomy clamp. V-shaped instrument, hinged at one side; two horseshoe-shaped clamps with small teeth on the interiors are attached to either jaw; other side of the clamp is threaded through by a large thumbscrew that controls the distance between the clamp's jaws.
Created:
1891 - 1900?
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.
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.
