Category: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Estimated Date: 1880
Name: Craniotomy Forceps, Thomas’
Manufacturer: Tiemann and Co.
Description: 12” steel instrument with two arms joined by a u into a rivet, one arm ends in a curve and both arms are cross hatched to improve grip. The head is a narrow oval with heavy ridges on each arm and three sharp teeth which lock one arm into the other.
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