Dalkon Shield Intrauterine Device (IUD)
date: label: date made
content: ca 1971
label: date(s) of previous ownership
content: 1985 07 30
notes: label: Description
content: The Dalkon Shield, the first commercial intrauterine device (IUD) for contraceptive purposes, was developed by Irwin S. Lerner, an engineer, and Hugh J. Davis (1927-1996), a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Johns Hopkins University who was concerned about the hazardous side effects of birth control pills.
label: Description
content: Ref: Irwin S. Lerner, “Intrauterine Contraceptive Device,” U.S. Patent 3,633,574 (Jan. 11, 1972), assigned to A. H. Robbins Co.
label: Description
content: “Hugh J. Davis, 69, Gynecologist Who Invented Dalkon Shield,” New York Times (Oct. 26, 1996), p. 13.
label: Description
content: Milton Mintz, “Questions Arose Early On Contraceptive’s Safety,” Washington Post (April 7, 1985), p. A1.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Health
label: Subject
content: Birth Control/Contraception
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: J. B. Skelton, M.D.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0892.02
label: accession number
content: 1985.0892
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0892.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Intrauterine Device(Iud)
label: Object Name
content: contraceptive, intrauterine device
label: Other Terms
content: Intrauterine Device(Iud); Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 1/8 in; 8.255 cm x 4.445 cm x .3175 cm