Instrument - Starlinger double-ended uterine dilator

Physical description

Surgical instrument. Consists of two slender metal arms, joined at the centre, with a small circular knob at the join for opening and closing the instrument. One end of each of the metal arm curves slightly upward to form a rounded point. The other end of each metal arms narrows in the final five centimeters, and cures slightly downward to form a rounded point. The number '59' is engraved on both arms of the instrument next to the join.

Inscriptions & markings

'59'

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