FERGUSSON ACKLAND MOUTH GAG
Object number@LIU
TitleFERGUSSON ACKLAND MOUTH GAG
CreatorUnknown
DescriptionMouth gags are used to keep a patient’s mouth open during surgery. If anaesthetics are given through a tube placed down the windpipe (trachea), it is important that the patient does not bite down on the tube and stop the flow of anaesthetic.
Marked with Made in England, Stainless Steel
Production periodTwentieth century, early
Object nameMouth gag
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
Materialstainless steel
Dimensions
- Mouth Gag Length: 18 cm
Width: 10.7 cm