Retractor

Date1930

Mediumstainless steel

Dimensionsbaleen: 11 1/2 × 1/16 in. (29.2 × 0.2 cm)
tool, smallest: 5 3/8 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (13.7 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm)
tool, largest: 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1 in. (16.5 × 8.9 × 2.5 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dr. Theodore R. Sadock

Object numberPC1987.49.9.23

DescriptionThis object is a stainless steel surgical retractor made from a strip of metal with a slight concave curve. The depressor end is square-shaped with a slightly rounded tip. Heavily faded stamped text is present on one side of the depressor along with an unidentified manufacturer's logo. A hole is located on the opposite end of the object on the handle. A small, metal component is located on the reverse side of the depressor and is bent into a hollow cylindrical shape that is parallel with the handle. There is very little to no corrosion visible on the object.

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