Spinal Anesthesia Needle
Dublin Core
Title
Spinal Anesthesia Needle
Subject
Needles
Anesthesia, Spinal – instrumentation
Equipment and Supplies
Description
This gold lumbar puncture needle was framed and given as a memento to Leroy Vandam by AB Stearns around 1972. Why a gold needle? Dr. Vandam referred to gold as “anti-infection.” The Becton Dickinson Catalog of 1927 shows gold versions of their needles for sale.
Date
1930, circa
Type
physical object
Identifier
Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine collection.
Files
Citation
“Spinal Anesthesia Needle,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26623.