Light of bronchoscope or sigmoidoscope

Object number@LYA
TitleLight of bronchoscope or sigmoidoscope
DescriptionA light for bronchoscope or sigmoidoscope.
The bronchoscope is an instrument that was inserted into the airway through the nose or mouth to remove foreign bodies, invented in 1897 by a German doctor Gustav Killian. The sigmoidoscope is a minimally invasive instrument inserted through the rectum in order to examine abdominal pain in the large intestines, used from the 1930s.
Production placeENGLAND
Production date
Production periodTwentieth century, early
Object nameLight for bronchoscope or sigmoidoscope
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
Dimensions
- Length: 548 cm