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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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):
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:
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