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Letitia Mumford Geer (1852– July 18, 1935) was an American nurse who invented the one-hand medical syringe.
In the late 19th century, a nurse named Letitia Mumford Geer saw room to improve the medical syringe. Despite her influence, her story isn't widely known today.
Letitia Mumford Geer (1852– July 18, 1935) was an American nurse who invented the one-hand medical syringe.
Yet, it wasn’t until the 19th century that they took up on the design we are familiar with. And that is all thanks to Letitia Mumford Geer, a nurse who revolutionized healthcare with her 1899 patent of a compact syringe that could be operated with one hand.
Remembering Letitia Mumford Geer, the Nurse Who Invented the One-Handed Syringe. #inventors #medicine Medical treatments were hit or miss in the Victorian Era. Some of the suggested treatments...
Women’s Day (Patent) Series- The women behind the invention of Kevlar. On Feb 12, 1896, Letitia Mumford Geer, an American lady filed for a patent application that discloses a medical syringe. Letitia Mumford Geer was granted a patent for the same in 1899.
Born in 1853, Letitia Geer was a nurse who witnessed the struggles of doctors and at times one-handed patients struggling to operate syringes. At the time, syringes were bulky and required two arms to operate.
Letitia Geer was an American nurse who invented the modern-day medical syringe in 1899. Before her invention, syringes had to be operated with two hands. Greer’s design replaced those cumbersome syringes with a simple and easy-to-use model that became popular among physicians.
Letitia Mumford Geer. Letitia Mumford Geer was born on 1852 in New York, United States to her parents George Warren Geer and Cornelia Matilda Geer. She had four siblings and lived in New York for most of her life. She invented an improved rectal syringe which allowed one-handed application.
7. Letitia Geer. The modern medical syringe owes its existence to Letitia Geer, who developed the device in 1899. Before her invention, syringes had to be operated with two hands.