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.
George Tiemann and Company Simpson, James Y. (1811-1870) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Published / Created:
1848
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 049
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. 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 Y. (1811-1870), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
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.
Smellie, William (1697-1763) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 045
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Obstetric crochet
Description:
Smellie devised a double crochet that could be used as a single crochet. It is simple in design much like a forceps except that it has a sharp tooth at the end of each slim blade. This tooth could pierce and be embedded in the head of a fetus for removal.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Smellie, William (1697-1763), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Smellie, William (1697-1763) 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. William Smellie (1697 - 1763), British obstetrician, designed this perforator to work like a pair of scissors. The operator was required to use both hands to open the blades and cut the tissue. The end of the short pointed blades has a shoulder, which prevents the device from being introduced to too great a depth. This example includes a pin lock.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Smellie, William (1697-1763), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
