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Object Name |
Urethrotome |
Object ID |
2023.0018 |
Description |
Otis urethrotome; straight shaft, exchangeable tips, 2 blades, 1 tip in wooden oak case lined with red felt. The Otis urethrotome was routinely used to incise urethral strictures blindly before the development of endoscopic equipment that permitted direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) with the use of a cold knife or a laser fiber. Used blind. |
Collection |
Morneau Collection |
Date |
1925-1930 |
Artist/Designer |
Otis, Fessenden N. |
Source |
Morneau, James |