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nurse and inventor
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Biography
Letitia Mumford Geer was born in 1853 in New York City where she lived till her death in 1935 .We know very little about her life: she had got three brothers and she worked as a nurse .She invented a new and useful improvement in the syringes .
Invention
In 1896, inventor Letitia Mumford Geer filed the patent for a one-handed, glass syringe – the inspiration behind the syringes we use in modern medicine today. Geer’s invention revolutionised treatment, allowing for the quick and accurate delivery of medication with one hand. Why is it so important to us?
https://www.bananaip.com/ip-news-center/womens-day-series-woman-behind-syringe-patent/
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