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Ruddock Peritoneoscope, Diagnostic Instrument

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Title: Peritoneoscope
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Description: 17x7¾x3, wooden box containing diagnostic instrument and attachments made of glass, metal, rubber and plastic. Plaque on inner lid reads: "Ruddock Peritoneoscope (Dr. John C. Ruddock - Los Angeles, Cal.) with McCarthy Foroblique Visual System."Developed by Dr. John Ruddock, the peritoneoscope allowed the doctor to look into the abdominal cavity by means of a small incision through which various probes, lights, etc. were inserted, and enabled biopsies to be performed without full-on surgery.
Heading: zzc(Diagnostic instruments)Place Published: New York
Publisher: American Cystoscope Makers
Date Published: No date