Equipment - 3" needle attachment associated with Dr Lachlan Hardy-Wilson

Historical information

The packing of this needle is an example of an instrument sterilisation process that is no longer employed.

Significance

This is one of a collection of items received from the practice of Dr Lachlan Hardy-Wilson, FRCOG, Launceston, Tasmania.

Physical description

Three-inch needle attachment wrapped in gauze, padding and cloth. Handwritten scrap of paper inside wrapping reads 'Sterile/22.3.89'. It originally reads as 'Unsterile' but the 'Un' has been crossed out.

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