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 narrowing down from handle and curves into a semi-circle. Point has broken off. Handle is knife shape, hollow with three ridges, flat sides and rounded end.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Engraved: RAMSAY.
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Overall Dimensions
3 cm (Length), 9 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Blood Analysis, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Surgical Apparatus & Instruments, Making History - Psych Services
