Each month, we visit Dr. Blaufox’s Museum of Historical Medical Artifacts to take a look back at the medical equipment that cleared the way for what patients encounter in doctors’ offices and operating rooms of today. Some equipment may be recognizable, while other featured inventions have since become obsolete or have had their usefulness discredited.

The picture and description appear courtesy of Dr. M. Donald Blaufox, M.D., Ph.D., from his website: www.mohma.org.

Estimated Date: 1900
Name: Bigelow Extractor
Manufacturer: Kny-Scheerer Company.
Description: A 12“ x 6.5“ x 4” black box with white metal handle contains 4” diameter rubber bulb with metal and glass fittings, metal connector tubing with filter, two large 12” metal catheters, funnel and L-shaped metal fittings and hardened rubber tubing. Pieces marked Kny Scheerer, Germany.