Spinal Anesthesia Needle

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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

Needle 2b.jpg

Citation

“Spinal Anesthesia Needle,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26623.