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1.
Pelvimeter

Creator:
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Description:
All metal scissor-type grip with pin locking device and arms with outward facing sharp points for gripping. The Pelvimeter may have been also used to remove tumours.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Pelvimeter

2.
Forceps

Creator:
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Forceps

3.
Tarnier's forceps

Creator:
Tarnier, S. (Stéphane) (1828-1897)
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
Forceps with English lock. Has wing nut and screw locking traction device. Inside long blades are metal wings which appear to be for traction. Rounded hook handles.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Tarnier, S. (Stéphane) (1828-1897), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Tarnier's forceps

4.
Forceps

Creator:
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Description:
Metal forceps with wood handles. Slim blades with upward curvature - possibly Denman.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Forceps

5.
Embryotomy spoon

Creator:
Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841)
P. H. Schmidt
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Description:
A metal spoon with serrated edge and wood handle; engraved "PH Schmidt". Aid for removing obstructed fetus.London obstetrician David Daniel Davis (1777-1841) prescribed the careful use of these instruments only as a last resort. This spoon has a sharp, small, serrated edge and was probably used in combination with a crochet decapitator.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Embryotomy spoon

6.
Sawyer's forceps

Creator:
Sawyer, Edward Warren (b. 1848)
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Published / Created:
19th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
An all metal pair of forceps. Forceps with very short handles with hooks. Larger blades. Edward Warren Sawyer (b.1848) designed forceps with very short handles and slightly curved blades for use in outlet delivery.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Sawyer, Edward Warren (b. 1848), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Sawyer's forceps

7.
Sawyer's forceps

Creator:
Sawyer, Edward Warren (b. 1848)
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Edward Warren Sawyer (b.1848) designed forceps with very short handles and slightly curved blades for use in outlet delivery.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Sawyer, Edward Warren (b. 1848), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Sawyer's forceps

8.
Simpson's forceps

Creator:
Simpson, James Young, Sir (1811-1870)
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Published / Created:
19th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
An all metal pair of forceps. James Y. Simpson (1811 - 1870) of Edinburgh was a prominent obstetrician and the discoverer of chloroform as an anesthetic. His long and short forceps of the mid-nineteenth century were widely used and became the models for future designs.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Simpson, James Young, Sir (1811-1870), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Simpson's forceps

9.
Hodge, Wallace and Davis' forceps

Creator:
Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841)
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
These forceps are combinations of Hodge, Wallace and Davis forceps. All are single forge metal forceps with English locks and hooked handles. David Davis (1777-1841) was a British obstetrician who designed numerous forceps. Hugh Lenox Hodge (1796-1873), a medical graduate of University of Pennsylvania, lectured at Philadelphia Medical Institute for many years before becoming professor of obstetrics at his alma mater. His forceps were based on French forceps. William Wallace (1835-1896) was a British physician who moved to Brooklyn in 1864. He designed forceps of light construction and Hodge-type hooked handles.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841), Hodge, Hugh Lenox (1796-1873), Wallace, William (1835-1896), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Hodge, Wallace and Davis' forceps

10.
Speculum

Creator:
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Description:
A metal speculum with a wooden handle
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Speculum