General
General
Object Auto ID
87056
Alternate Codes
Equipment and Tools
Common Name
Eustachian catheter c. 1920
Classified Name
MEDICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL T&E
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

A catheter used for catheterisation of the middle ear through the eustachian tube. Eustachian cushion - a ridge in the nasopharyngeal wall posterior to the opening of the eustachian tube. Synonym(s): Torus tubarius, Eustachian tonsil. Material. Metal: Colour: Silver, c. 1920.

Provenance

Cape Medical Museum

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History
Object Age Comment
c. 1920
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