Fergussons Stethoscope (Pinard)

Date
Circa 1940
 Description
Very finely turned wooden stethoscope or pinard. Pinards were used to listen to the foetal heart rate. The pinard horn was invented by Dr. Adolphe Pinard, a French obstetrician, during the 19th century. No longer in use by the early 1950s.
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Object detail

Date
Circa 1940
Medium
Wood
Measurements
17.2 x 6.5 cm
Accession Number
A1990_18_117
Object Type
obstetrics and gynaecology
Named Collection
Royal Women's Hospital Collection
Medical History Museum Category
Royal Women's Hospital
Museum
Medical History Museum

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