General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Stainless steel instrument

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

37.4 cm

Width

2.6 cm

Height

2.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Cystoscope

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.

Function

An endoscope with a wide-angle telescope and an electrically activated wire loop for transurethral removal or biopsy of lesions of the bladder, prostate, or urethra.

Technical

“Developed in the 1920s, it enables tissue removal from the bladder without destruction to permit pathological examination of the specimen.” (ref.1) Mr. Reinhold H. Wappler, founder of American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., was involved in the early work in the development of urological instrumentation in America.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Proper front: "PATENT/ PENDING"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Reflective silver coloured metal

Decoration

N/A