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Modern Bedpan, Plastic, 2025
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Hennepin Healthcare History Center
Name/Title
Modern Bedpan, Plastic, 2025
Made/Created
Date made
2025
Exhibitions
Notes
On exhibit, Medical Library, R2.260.
General Notes
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The switch from ceramic, enameled metal, and stainless bedpans to the modern plastic, disposable bedpans began in the 1960s. Plastic makes the device even lighter and easier to use, allowing patients discreet and dignified care.
