Surgical Incision Retractor

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Subject

Description

Retractors, like this antique example, are tools used to pull away soft tissue and organs from parts of the body that must be accessed to perform vital surgical procedures on patients. There is archaeological evidence of this tool being used as far back as the Stone Age.

Creator

FUA

Publisher

Creighton University Archives and Special Collections

Date

Late 18th - early 19th century

Contributor

Mary Mayfield and Leah Keith

Citation

FUA, “Surgical Incision Retractor,” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed March 4, 2025, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/980.

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