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1. Amputation Set

Creator:: A. Lüer
Gilbert, Samuel D., MD
Published / Created:: ca. late 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 028
Image Count:: 4
Alternative Title:: Surgical Instruments Set
Description:: A surgical/amputation set—housed in a leather-covered wood case, with fitted, covered trays that hold the instruments. Among those are several saws (bow, chain, Hey’s, and metacarpal), several pairs of bone forceps, a trephine and brush, a Buck’s dril...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Amputation and Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Amputation Set

2. Amputation Set

Creator:: A. Lüer
Gemric
George Tiemann and Company
Leach and Green
Published / Created:: 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 022
Image Count:: 3
Alternative Title:: Surgical Instruments Set
Description:: A wooden box with brass fixtures and lined with velvet. Inside the box can be found several surgical instruments, including both a capital and a Hey’s saw, probes, scalpels, a spiral tourniquet, a post mortem hammer, bone forceps, and a tongue tie.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Amputation and Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Amputation Set

3. Ophthalmic scalpels

Creator:: A. Lüer
Published / Created:: 1820-1830
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 015
Image Count:: 2
Description:: A long, narrow box with a sliding top and containing four scalpels of varying sizes.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Ophthalmic scalpels

4. Amputation and Trepanning Set

Creator:: Alling, Willis G.
George Tiemann and Company
Published / Created:: ca. mid 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 069
Image Count:: 5
Alternative Title:: Surgical Instruments Set
Description:: A mahogany case, lined with a dark red velvet, and containing amputation and trepanning instruments, of which include forceps, gouges, several saws (Hey's, capital, and chain), a trephine and trephine brush, scalpels, a spiral tourniquet, knives, and ...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Amputation and Trephining
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Amputation and Trepanning Set

5. Shoulder splint

Creator:: Almiron M. Day
Published / Created:: ca. mid 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 017
Image Count:: 1
Description:: A wooden shoulder brace with cotton straps.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Orthopedics
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Shoulder splint

6. Wooden Splints

Creator:: Almiron M. Day
Published / Created:: ca. mid 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 017
Image Count:: 1
Description:: Three wooden splints, each with print indicating the location where they must be applied. There is a patellar splint, a left-sided arm splint, and a right-sided lower leg splint. Along the outside top of each splint, albeit faded, is the text 'A. M. D...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Orthopedics
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Wooden Splints

7. Wooden arm splint

Creator:: Almiron M. Day
Published / Created:: ca. mid 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 017
Image Count:: 1
Description:: A right-sided wooden arm splint
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Orthopedics
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Wooden arm splint

8. Friedenwald Ophthalmoscope

Creator:: American Optical Company
Published / Created:: ca. early 1930s
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 057
Image Count:: 4
Alternative Title:: Ophthalmoscope
Description:: A Friedenwald Ophthalmoscope, stamped 'No. 146', in a velvet-lined, fitted tray and housed in a leather-covered case.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Ophthalmological Instruments and Ophthalmology
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Friedenwald Ophthalmoscope

9. Smith-Petersen Hip Caps

Creator:: Austenal Lab
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 021
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Cap for Femoral Head
Description:: Seven vitallium femoral head caps (Smith-Petersen type), with varying sizes, including 1L, 2S, 2M, 2L, 3S, 3M.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Medical instruments and Orthopedics
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Smith-Petersen Hip Caps

10. Hypodermic needles and syringes

Creator:: B-D (Becton Dickinson and Company) Yale
J. Bishop and Company Platinum Works
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 010
Image Count:: 1
Description:: An assortment of syringes and needles, including brands such as Bishop and B-D Yale. A measuring spoon is also on view.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Syringes
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Hypodermic needles and syringes

11. Cardi-all brand Electrocardiograph Machine

Creator:: Beck-Lee Corporation
Stern, Harold, MD
Published / Created:: 1930-1950
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 057
Image Count:: 4
Alternative Title:: Electrocardiograph Machine
Description:: A Cardi-all brand electrocardiograph machine, housed in a wooden boxed with a handle to transport. Sold by the Professional Equipment Company of New Haven, Hartford, and Stamford.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Cardiology
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Cardi-all brand Electrocardiograph Machine

12. B-D Manometer

Creator:: Becton, Dickinson, and Company
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 041
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Sphygmomanometer
Description:: A B-D Manometer-brand sphygmomanometer housed in a leather bag.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Hematology
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > B-D Manometer

13. Bedford's forceps

Creator:: Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870)
George Tiemann and Company
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 094
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Forceps
Description:: A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Gunning Bedford (1806-1870) an American physician, devised a forceps with blades that were lighter and thinner than the blades in previous forceps. The handles included finger rings which gave the operato...
Subject (Name):: Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870), 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 > Bedford's forceps

14. Bedford's forceps

Creator:: Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870)
George Tiemann and Company
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Published / Created:: 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 094
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Forceps
Description:: A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Gunning Bedford (1806-1870), an American physician, devised a forceps with blades that were lighter and thinner than the blades in previous forceps. The handles included finger rings which gave the operat...
Subject (Name):: Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870), 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 > Bedford's forceps

15. Cranioclast

Creator:: Beiner, Wien
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 045
Image Count:: 1
Description:: A cranioclast, with blades containing deep serrations and grooves. There appears to be a missing screw mechanism at end of handle. Longer and stronger than Simpson model, craniocalsts were known as skull crushers. Their use was advocated only after...
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 > Cranioclast

16. Surgical Wallet

Creator:: Betz
Published / Created:: 1890-1900
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 024
Image Count:: 4
Description:: A black leather wallet, measuring 15 cm. x 7.5 cm. x 3 cm. when folded and closed. Inside the kit can be found a pair of haemostatic forceps, two scalpels, two point curved bistouries, a blunt curved bistourie, two catheters—one straight, one curved—w...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Surgical Wallet

17. Blot's perforator

Creator:: Blot, Hippolyte
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 049
Image Count:: 1
Description:: This is an instrument for removing a fetus. Hippolyte Blot of Paris designed this perforator for obstructed labor. The points of the blade are like diamond shaped spears. The spring-loaded handle of these perforators facilitates one handed use. Af...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D., Blot, Hippolyte, and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):: Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Blot's perforator

18. Pen Light

Creator:: Bright Star
Published / Created:: 1940-1950
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 182
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Flashlight
Description:: A battery-operated pen light with an attached clip.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Medical instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Pen Light

19. "Brooklyn" Combination Battery

Creator:: Brooklyn Dry Cell Battery Company
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 068
Image Count:: 2
Description:: A battery devised to generate both galvanic and faradic current from six dry cells housed within a wooden case with a damaged leather strap handle. Upon opening the case, the main panel consists of a large oscillator coil mounted on a top plate, with ...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > "Brooklyn" Combination Battery

20. Kymograph

Creator:: Carl Ludwig
D. B. Kagenaar
Fulton, John Farquhar (1899-1960)
Published / Created:: ca. mid-late 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 007
Image Count:: 4
Description:: A brass kymograph housed in a wooden case—seen in the images is a drum that is driven by an internal spring. The case contains twelve sheets of white recording paper, and one smoked sheet with four traces previously recorded on it. The manufacturer, D...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Hematology and Physiology
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Kymograph

21. Charnley Compression Pins

Creator:: Charles F. Thackeray, Ltd
John Charnley, MD
Skreczko, Charles K.
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 040
Image Count:: 1
Alternative Title:: Compression Pins
Description:: Six Charnley compression pins used in joint fusions (primarily used with the knee, but could also be used in a fracture).
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Orthopedics
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Charnley Compression Pins

22. Lentz's Compact Operating Set

Creator:: Charles Lentz and Sons
Published / Created:: ca. later 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Image Count:: 8
Description:: A Lentz's Compact Operating Case, No. 10, Style A, as seen on page 45 of the "Charles Lentz and Sons' Illustrated Catalogue and Price List". The kit includes, among other things, several surgical instruments, including scalpels, a saw, a tourniquet, a...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Lentz's Compact Operating Set

23. Simpson's perforator

Creator:: Charles Lentz and Sons
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 049
Image Count:: 1
Description:: This is an instrument for removing a fetus. This perforator is very similar to Smellie perforator but it has thinner and longer shanks. It has a pin lock and works much like a pair of scissors. The existing label reads: 'C. Lentz'.
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 > Simpson's perforator

24. Surgical Pump for Irrigating and Aspiration

Creator:: Charles Truax, Greene, and Company
Published / Created:: 1890-1910
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 032
Image Count:: 3
Alternative Title:: Surgical Pump
Description:: A surgical pump, intended for irrigation and aspiration purposes. Stored in a locking leather covered suitcase lined with purple velvet, the device also included a number of accessories, including cupping bulbs, trocars, and irrigating nozzles.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Respiration and Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Surgical Pump for Irrigating and Aspiration

25. Ophthalmological Trial Lens Set

Creator:: Choquart and Peuchot, Opticiens and Constructeurs
Therrien, E. J., MD
Published / Created:: ca. late 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 097
Image Count:: 5
Description:: A rosewood box, lined with purple velvet, and containing numerous prescription lenses to fit a patient for a pair of eyeglasses. Contained lenses for refraction and astigmatism, as well.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Ophthalmology and Optometry
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Ophthalmological Trial Lens Set

26. Capital Operating Set

Creator:: Clark, A. P.
Day, Hilbert F.
George Tiemann and Company
Published / Created:: 1864-1886
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 096
Image Count:: 6
Alternative Title:: Surgical Instruments Set
Description:: An amputation and trephining set housed in a mahogany box lined with dark blue velvet. Included in the set is a bone saw, several scalpels, a metacarpal saw, a pair of bone forceps, additional pairs of forceps, a chisel, a trephine, and a spiral tourn...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Amputation and Trephining
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Capital Operating Set

27. Dissecting Set

Creator:: 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...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Dissecting Set

28. Cystoscope du Docteur Albarran

Creator:: Collin
Published / Created:: late 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 036
Image Count:: 4
Alternative Title:: Doctor Albarran's Cystoscope
Description:: Housed in a wooden box is a cystoscope, along with instructions printed in French.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Urology
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Cystoscope du Docteur Albarran

29. D. D. Home Medical Apparatus

Creator:: Cooper, William (West Haven, CT)
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 024
Image Count:: 2
Description:: Housed in a wooden case, the lid opens to reveal two metallic hand-held electrodes with wooden handles, a pair of sponge electrodes, a foot plate electrode, a dry cell battery and can. The directions for use are under the top lid. The lid closes with ...
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > D. D. Home Medical Apparatus

30. Premier vibrator

Creator:: Cooper, William (West Haven, CT)
MacNicholl, T. Alexander, MD (Meriden, CT)
Published / Created:: ca. 1896
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 180
Image Count:: 2
Description:: An electric massager housed in a leather-covered suitcase with velvet-lined compartments within. Included are a number of rubber attachments, an oil dropper, and the cables in which to power the device.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Premier vibrator

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