Axis traction forceps were designed to allow easy transition along the axis of the pelvic plane. An older label included with the device reads "Works best in L.O.A. - Mid Pelvic". William Dewees was from Salinas, Kansas.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Dewees, William, and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Yale School of Medicine—Gesell Clinic. Image is from a publication and is damaged from glue. Image depicts layout of the center, including both researchers and research subjects.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Gesell, Arnold, 1880-1961 and Yale University. Child Study Center
Subject (Topic):
Child care, Child development, and Child psychiatry
External controls and internal transducer of a diaphragm pacemaker. Largest of the three parts is a plastic box, 22.3 x 10.2 x h5.4cm plus control knobs protruding out of the upper face, and a power switch at the back. The underside is transparent [perspex], showing the transducer coil and folded yellow paper with notes packed inside. The second part is a transparent rubber block, 9.7 x 5.7 x 2cm, containing batteries and transducer for location inside the body. Nerve stimulation electrodes run on leads out of one end. The electrodes extend 32 cm from the main block. The third part is a transparent [perspex] box, 8.4 x 4.2 x 7.8 cm, with controls inset into the top, including knobs for pulse frequency and [amplitude] with hand-written dials. Two 30V batteries (model VS085, RCA, made by Harrison, NJ 07029) can be seen in the bottom of the unit. This device has been used. Implantable pacemaker and leads, external electrical apparatus. Includes reprint from Glenn, Liebow, and Lindskog.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
A leather wallet, lined with a blue fabric, containing seven different instruments, including a pair of angled forceps, an exploring director (manufactured by Hermann); a pair of slide-catch forceps and two small scalpels with wooden handles (manufactured by Tiemann); a pair of spring-levered forceps (manufactured by Caswell, Hazard, and Company), a double-bladed pocket instrument (manufactured by Codman and Shurtleff). Additionally, a carboard bobbin of Chinese silk (produced by Tsatlee) and a small, additional leather wallet accompany the piece.
Clement, D. H. (Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT) Jacob H. Gemrig
Published / Created:
1840-1860
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 024
Image Count:
3
Description:
A wooden box, lined with velvet and secured with two hook latches. Inside can be found three scalpels of varying sizes and with bone handles, a retractor hook—also featuring a bone handle, an all-metal scalpel, a metal probe, a pair of scissors, and a pair of needle forceps. The manufacturer's label, J. H. Gemrig of Philadelphia, PA, is glued to the bottom of the box.
A wooden box containing a number of dissection tools, including scissors, forceps, scalpels, and an eye dropper. According to a note included with the piece, this originally belonged to Oliver Wendell Holmes and was subsequently given to Edward Hitchcock (and further family members).
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Hitchcock, Edward (1793-1864), Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. (1809-1894), and Yale University. School of Medicine.