Suture

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.1109.001

MANUFACTURER: Johnson & Johnson
MODEL: Size 3
LOCATION: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Catgut and paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Johnson
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: New Brunswick

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Medical bag used by donor c.1935 TO 1950.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to close surgical wounds.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Print on front of package reads "RED CROSS/ ASEPTIC CATGUT LIGATURES/ No. 3, LENGTH, 28 INCHES/ IN DOUBLE ENVELOPE, GERM PROOF. These Ligatures after/ wrapping in inner envelopes have been made aseptic by successive sterilizations. / DIRECTIONS- (1) Remove the outer envelope. (2) tear off end of first/ paper, then extract inner paper, touching only the end. (3) Under aseptic condi-/ tions cut off farther end of inner paper and draw out ligature./ SIZE NO. 3/ Johnson & Johnson NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. U.S.A.". "20" stamped on envelope back.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Yellowed sealed envelope with blue and red print. Inside envelope are catgut ligatures.
Decoration: N/A

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Johnson & Johnson, Suture, circa 1930–1950, Artifact no. 1978.1109, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.1109.001/

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