overall: 6 cm x 97 cm x 6 cm; 2 3/8 in x 38 3/16 in x 2 3/8 in
overall, extended: 3 in x 2 1/2 in x 38 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 6.35 cm x 97.79 cm
Object Name:
Gastroscope
gastroscope
Other Terms:
Gastroscope; Endoscopy; Gastroscope
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1957 - 1958
Description:
Prototype fiberoptic gastroscope developed at the University of Michigan by Basil Hirschkowitz (1925-2013), a physician from South Africa; C. Wilbur Peters (1918-1989), a physicist trained at Johns Hopkins University; and Larry Curtiss, a physics student.
Ref: B. I. Hirschkowitz, C. W. Peters, and L. E. Curtiss, “Preliminary report on a long fiberscope for examination of stomach and duodenum,” Medical Bulletin 23 (1957): 178–180.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of E. Curtiss, Basil I. Hirschowitz, M.D., and Mary Jo B. Peters in memory of C. Wilbur Peters
