File:Anastomosis button, London, England, 1925-1935 Wellcome L0058066.jpg

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Anastomosis button, London, England, 1925-1935
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Anastomosis button, London, England, 1925-1935
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These bobbins would have been used to create a surgical anastomosis, a process by which two sections of hollow organs can be connected together. They were used most commonly during operations on the intestines. The button splits in two and two ends of gut are closed around each half. The button is snapped shut and the gut is held in position to heal. The button would later be passed by the patient when it was no longer needed. This removed the need for stitching and was invented by an American surgeon, Joseph Benjamin Murphy (1857-1916), in 1892. Five years later he used the button in blood-vessel surgery. The button replaced May Robson’s bobbins (object number A612083).

maker: Down Brothers, maker: Down Bros Limited

Place made: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: anastomosis button; gastro-intestinal surgery
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A612075
  • Photo number: L0058066
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