Smith, Sidney
| Title | Smith, Sidney |
| View | Research 3 |
| Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
| Description | Sidney Smith, physician at the University of Chicago and developer of a new method of suturing, demonstrates the process. A glucose rod (small tube between arteries) gives support for threading. Coated with cocoa butter, the rod dissolves in 30 seconds after blood begins to flow through the sutured section. |
| Subject Terms | Smith, Sidney | Physicians | Arteries--Surgery | Sutures | Suturing--Instruments |
| Photographer | Frankle-Sanderson |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 18.8 x 24.2 cm |
| Location | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf1-07721 |
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