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Image Not Available for Battery Powered Proctoscope
Battery Powered Proctoscope
Image Not Available for Battery Powered Proctoscope

Battery Powered Proctoscope

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1739)
Object NameProctoscope
MediumSteel, wood
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions8.1 x 17.4 x 31.2cm (box)
AcquisitionPresented in 2000 by Morag Middleton.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS074176
About MeThe Proctoscope, similar to the Sigmoidoscope, is used in examination of the rectum. After insertion the obturator is removed and the scope is attached for visual examination.
Oesophageal-Rectal Sizer
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
1990
Peterhead Cottage Hospital
possibly 1930-1940