Patent Model - Improvement in Pessaries
Maker and role
Ernst Hofmann (American, b.1832, d.1897), Patentee
Production date
Jun 04 1867
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
2 x 2 1/2 x 2" (5.1 x 6.4 x 5.1cm)
Description
Dr. Hofmann's patent "relates to a pessary which contracts downward all round, and fits the entire neck of the uterus, anterior, posterior, and lateral, as far up as said uterus extends into the vagina, the posterior surface of the pessary being made to fit the convexity of the sacral vertebrae, and its anterior surface to the neck of the bladder, so as to give to these parts protection from pressure." (Patent Number 65,382)
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Object number
2015.14.712a,b
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