Probang
notes: label: Description
content: A probang is a long and flexible surgical tool used to remove foreign bodies or obstructions from the esophagus. The “Penn USA / Chrome” inscription on this example refers to a Philadelphia surgical instrument firm that was established in 1906.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Donated by St. Louis Medical Society through Harry O. Cole & Gordon R. Garrett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.0808.018
label: accession number
content: 1977.0808
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0808.018
objectType: label: Object Name
content: probang
label: Object Name
content: instrument, laryngeal
label: Object Name
content: instrument, foreign body
label: Other Terms
content: Surgery
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/8 in x 16 1/8 in x 2 3/8 in; .9525 cm x 40.9575 cm x 6.0325 cm