Instrument Sets & Contents Medical Kits & Contents

This document has been created to show the contents of the various Instrument Sets in use by the US Army Medical Department during WW2. The information has been taken from the 1 March 1944 edition of the Army Service Forces Catalog – MED 6, SETS: Small Assemblies, Kits and Chests. Click on the hyperlinked Item Numbers to view an image of the item.

9308500 – Case, Operating, Small, Improved, Complete:
 9308500 - Case, Operating, Small, Improved, Complete
Number Item Quantity
9308600 Case, Operating, Small, Improved, Empty 1
3159000 Depressor, Tongue, Metal 1
3173000 Director, Grooved, Probe Point 1
3222000 Forceps, Dressing, 10-inch, Curved, Bozemann 1
3224000 Forceps, Ear, 5 1/2-inch, Angular, Wilde 1
3230000 Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Straight, Rankin 4
3231000 Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Curved, Rochester-Pean 2
3250000 Forceps, Mastoid, Rongeur, 7-inch, Curved, Bane 1
3269500 Forceps, Tissue, Spring, 4 1/2-inch, Straight 1
3270000 Forceps, Tissue, Spring, 5 1/2-inch, Straight 1
3296700 Holder, Needle, 7 1/2-inch, Hegar-Mayo 1
3325000 Knife, Ear, Myringotome 1
3336500 Knife, Operating, Handle No. 3 1
3336900 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 10, 6 1
3337000 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 11, 6 1
3337100 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 12, 6 1
3337300 Knife, Operating, Blade, No. 15, 6 1
3356000 Needle, Aneurism, Cooper 1
3363100 Needle, Catgut, Size 2, Half-Circle, 6 1
3364100 Needle, Catgut, Size 4, Half-Circle, 6 1
3379100 Needle, Intestinal, Size 2, Half-Circle, 6 1
3380200 Needle, Intestinal, Size 4, Half-Circle, 6 1
3380500 Needle, Intestinal, Size 3, Half-Circle, Fine, 6 1
3380900 Needle, Intstinal, Size 6, Half-Circle, Fine, 6 1
3392500 Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 2, 3/8-circle, 6 1
3393500 Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 6, 3/8-circle, 6 1
3394500 Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 10, 3/8-Circle, 6 1
3395000 Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 12, 3/8-Circle, 6 1
3396100 Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 16, 3/8-Circle, 6 1
3401100 Needle, Uterine, Size 5, Half-Circle, 6 1
3402100 Needle, Uterine, Size 7, Half-Circle, 6 1
3424000 Probe 1
3469000 Scissors, Dissecting, 5 1/2-inch, Curved 1
3475000 Scissors, Operating, 5 1/2-inch, Straight, 1 Point Sharp 1
3515000 Specula, Ear, Set of 3 1
3521000 Speculum, Nasal, Ingal 1
3536000 Spud, Eye 1
3689000 Headband, Adjustable Strap 1
3691000 Headband Mirror 1
3799600 Suture, Silk, Dermal, Medium, 1 Suture 1
3805000 Suture, Silkworm Gut, Coarse, 100 Sutures 1
3813000 Syringe, Ear, 2-Oz 1
9370500 Shield, Headband Mirror, Metal 1
9309000 – Case, Post-Mortem, Complete:
9309000 - Case, Post-Mortem, Complete
Number Item Quantity
9309100 Case, Post-Mortem, Empty 1
9309200 Case, Post-Mortem, Metal Container for Instruments 1
3068000 Canula, Utricle 1
3121000 Chisel, Bone, 18-mm 1
3124400 Chisel, Bone, Osteotome, 30-mm 1
3173000 Director, Grooved, Probe Point 1
3201000 Forceps, Bone-Cutting, 8 1/4-inch, Straight, Liston 1
3222000 Forceps, Dressing, 10-inch, Curved, Bozemann 1
3230000 Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Straight, Rankin 2
3270000 Forceps, Tissue, Spring, 5 1/2-inch, Straight 2
3291000 Gouge, Bone, 10-mm 1
3315000 Knife, Amputating, 6 1/2-inch Blade, Double-Edged 1
3318000 Knife, Cartilage, Post-Mortem 1
3336200 Knife, Operating, 2-inch Blade 1
3340000 Knife, Plaster 1
3352500 Mallet, Metal, Surgical, Orthopedic 1
3360000 Needle, Post-Mortem 1
3424000 Probe 1
3434000 Rachiotome 1
3459000 Saw, Amputating 1
3472000 Scissors, Operating, 6 1/2-inch, Straight, Double-blunt 1
3475500 Scissors, Enterotomy 1
3499000 Sound, 18Fr 1
9310000 – Case, Ward, Complete:
9310000 - Case, Ward, Complete
Number Item Quantity
9310100 Case, Ward, Empty 1
3173000 Director, Grooved, Probe Point 1
3230000 Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Straight, Rankin 6
3231000 Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Curved, Rochester-Pean 12
3235000 Forceps, Hysterectomy, 8 1/2-inch, Curved, Pean 2
3336500 Knife, Operating, Handle No. 3 1
3336900 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 10, 6 2
3337000 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 11, 6 2
3426000 Probe, Bullet 2
3468000 Scissors, Bandage 2
3475000 Scissors, Operating, 5 1/2-inch, Straight, 1 Point Sharp 4
3720000 Razor, Safety 2
3721000 Razor, Safety, Blades, 5 3
9531000 – Anesthesia Set, Complete:
9531000 - Anesthesia Set, Complete
Number Item Quantity
9351200 Anesthesia Set, Container 1
3362200 Needle, Spinal Puncture, 22-Gage 2
3551000 Tube, Breathing, Large 3
3603200 Anesthesia Apparatus, Endotracheal, Complete 1
3696000 Inhaler, Yankauer 3
3737000 Sphygmomanometer, Aneroid 1
3773500 Stethoscope, Blood Pressure, Bracelet Type 1
3844000 Syringe, Luer, 2-cc 1
3845000 Syringe, Luer, 10-cc 2
3846000 Syringe, Luer, 30-cc 2
3846200 Syringe, Luer, 30-cc, Adapter 2
3848000 Syringe, Luer, Needle, 25-gage, 1/2-inch Canula, 12 3
3850000 Syringe, Luer, Needle, 22-gage, 1-inch Canula, 12 2
3850500 Syringe, Luer, Needle, 20-gage, 1 1/2-inch Canula, 12 4
3852000 Syringe, Luer, Needle, 17-gage, 3-inch Canula, 12 1
9921500 Cup, Enamelware 4
9927000 Graduate, Enamelware, 60-cc 2
9927500 Graduate, Enamelware, 500-cc 1
9355000 – Case, Hypodermic, Complete:
9355000 - Case, Hypodermic, Complete
Number Item Quantity
9768000 Container, Metal, No. 2 1
1086000 Atropine Sulfate, 20 1/150-gr Hypo Tablets 1
1295500 Morphine Sulfate, 20 1/4-gr Hypo Tablets 2
1458000 Strychnine Sulfate, 20 1/60-gr Hypo Tablets 1
3844000 Syringe, Luer, 2-cc 1
3849000 Syringe, Luer, Needle, 23-gage, 1/4-inch Canula, 12 3
3855010 Syringe, Luer, Needle, Wire, 2-inch, 10 2
9321000 – Basic Instrument Set, Complete (1942 Model):
9321000 - Basic Instrument Set, Complete (1942 Model)
Number Item Quantity
9321000 Basic Instrument Set, Complete (1942 Model), Case, Empty 1
3129500 Clamp, Pylorus, 8-inch 1
3218600 Forceps, Cystic Duct, 7 1/2-inch, Curved, Shallcross 2
3173500 Director, Grooved, Round Point 1
3142000 Curette, Mastoid, Size 3, Buck 1
3221000 Forceps, Dressing, 10-inch, Straight 1
3228600 Forceps, Gallstone, 8 1/2-inch, Curved, Rochester 1
3229000 Forceps, Hemostatic, Mosquito, 5-inch, Straight, Halstead 6
3230000 Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Straight, Rankin 18
3231000 Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Curved, Rochester-Pean 18
3234000 Forceps, Hemostatic, Straight, Rochester-Ochsner 18
3235000 Forceps, Hysterectomy, 8 1/2-inch, Curved, Pean 6
3237000 Forceps, Intestinal, 9-inch, Curved, Doyen 2
3238000 Forceps, Intestinal, 9-inch, Straight, Doyen 2
3238500 Forceps, Intestinal, 7 1/2-inch, Straight, Judd-Allis 4
3243000 Forceps, Kidney, 9-inch, Curved, Stille 2
3267000 Forceps, Sponge, 9 1/2-inch, Straight, Foerster 6
3270000 Forceps, Tissue, Spring, 5 1/2-inch, Straight 2
3271000 Forceps, Tissue, 6-inch, Straight, Allis 6
3271200 Forceps, Tissue, 10-inch, Straight 1
3276000 Forceps, Towel, 5 1/4-inch, Backhaus 12
3296700 Holder, Needle, 7 1/2-inch, Hegar-Mayo 3
3336500 Knife, Operating, Handle No. 3 2
3336900 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 10, 6 10
3337300 Knife, Operating, Blade, No. 15, 6 20
3337700 Knife, Operating, Handle No. 4 4
3338100 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 20, 6 40
3338500 Knife, Operating, Blade No. 21, 6 40
3356000 Needle, Aneurism, Cooper 1
3362300 Needle, Abdominal, 1 3/4-inch, Straight, 6 6
3362400 Needle, Abdominal, 2 7/8-inch, Straight, 6 6
3363100 Needle, Catgut, Size 2, Half-Circle, 6 10
3364100 Needle, Catgut, Size 4, Half-Circle, 6 10
3379600 Needle, Intestinal, Size 3, Half-Circle, 6 3
3380700 Needle, Intestinal, Size 4, Half-Circle, Fine, 6 3
3382100 Needle, Intestinal, 1 3/4-inch, Straight, 6 3
3393100 Needle, Surgeon’s Regular, Size 4, 3/8-circle, 6 6
3424000 Probe 1
3386500 Needle, Skin Suture, 2 1/2-inch, 3/8-Circle, 6 1
3426000 Probe, Bullet 2
3441000 Retractor, Abdominal, Double-Ended 1
3443000 Retractor, Abdominal, Self-Retaining 1
3443400 Retractor, Abdominal, Single-Ended, 1 1/2 by 12 5/8-inch 1
3443500 Retractor, Abdominal, Single-Ended, 1 by 12 1/2-inch 1
3443600 Retractor, Abdominal, Single-Ended, 2 by 12 1/2-inch 1
3453000 Retractor, Tissue 2
3454000 Retractor, Tissue, Nested 1
3468000 Scissors, Bandage 2
3469500 Scissors, Dissecting, 6 3/4-inch, Curved 2
3472000 Scissors, Operating, 6 1/2-inch, Straight, Double-blunt 2
3485000 Scoop, Gallstone 1
3547000 Trocar, Gall Bladder 1
9332000 – Supplemental Instrumental Set, Genito-Urinary Injuries, Complete:
9332000 - Supplemental Instrumental Set, Genito-Urinary Injuries, Complete
Number Item Quantity
9332500 Case, Supplemental Instrument Set, Genito-Urinary Injuries, Empty 1
3001500 Anascope 1
3107000 Catheter, Urethral, Rubber, 14Fr 3
3108000 Catheter, Urethral, Rubber, 16Fr 3
3109000 Catheter, Urethral, Rubber, 18Fr 3
3110000 Catheter, Urethral, Rubber, 22Fr 3
3117000 Catheter, Urethral, Woven, 20Fr 3
3289000 Gorget, Lithotomy 1
3444000 Retractor, Abdominal, Suprapubic 1
3500000 Sound, 20Fr 1
3501000 Sound, 22Fr 1
3502000 Sound, 24Fr 1
3503000 Sound, 26Fr 1
3504000 Sound, 28Fr 1
9769000 Container, Metal, No. 5 1

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