Summary
Used for passing a ligature around an artery. Used in the surgery at Mont Park Mental Hospital, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930.
Physical Description
Aneurysm needle curves into a flat hook. It has a flattened head, 5mm wide, with a groove running along the top and a 4cm long eye 5cm in from its rounded tip. It has a long, flat handle with slightly concave sides.
Significance
Example of surgical equipment used in Victorian mental health hospitals
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Object Measurements
10 mm (Width), 175 mm (Depth), 26 mm (Height)
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References
card with exhibit.
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Keywords
Blood Analysis, Psychiatric Hospitals, Surgical Apparatus & Instruments, Making History - Psych Services
