Letticia Mumford Geer
1852 - 1935
Nursing
Personal Information
Born: 1852
Died: 1935
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Unknown
Professional Life
Field of Study: Nursing
Institution/Corporation: unknown
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: None found
Achievements: One-handed syringe
Invented & patented the modern, 1-handed syringe
Several sources report she was born in 1852 in NY, a 2023 article in Full Support Healthcare reported she was born in 1871 in Michigan; it is unknown which report is correct
The needle in her new syringe was removable making it easier to reuse & sterilize; also the 1st syringe that could be used 1-handed
Founded Geer Manufacturing Company in 1904 to make the syringes & her other inventions of a nasal speculum & retractor