Suture
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GUT/PLAIN/00 GAUGE
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0289.005
- MANUFACTURER
- ETHICON INC.
- MODEL
- BN-863
- LOCATION
- Somerville, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ANIMAL GUT STORED IN CHEMICAL SOLUTION IN GLASS TUBE/ FITTED WITH METAL NEEDLE, AND WOUND AROUND SYNTHETIC POST/ PAPER LABEL ON TUBE/ .1-.5PT GLASS BOTTLE WITH METAL LID AND PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.8 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 1.2 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ETHICON
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Somerville
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- New Brunswick
- Period
- This type of gut produced c.1960s+. These samples have never been used.
- Canada
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Part of the Hopital de l'Assomption collection of medical instruments and equipment. This material is representative of medical technology used in a small hospital operating in an economically depressed region of Canada during the first half of the 20th century. “This artifact is part of a collection used in l’Hôpital de l’Assomption in Grand Falls/Grand Sault, New Brunswick. The hospital was run by the Secular Institute of The Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (OMMI), from 1952-1964. OMMI is a large organisation which ran residential schools across Canada and the Secular Institute is one arm of that larger organisation [1].The artifacts in this collection were curated by the Secular Institute (sometimes referred to as the “Oblates”), specifically Fabienne Rinfret, who was one of the original 10 nurses working at the hospital when it opened [2]. They were purchased by The Canada Science and Technology Museum in 1991, only months before OMMI made their first apology for their role in running residential schools [3]. The artifacts in this collection are common examples of medical objects, which were manufactured in many places inside and outside of Canada. What makes them unique is their context, they were used in this hospital by the “Oblate” nurses. The hospital was previously called l’Hôpital d’Emard and run by Mme. Emard, Mr. Emard (who was blind), and a few other staff [4]. The “Oblates” took over in 1952 and ran the hospital until May 31st 1964 upon the opening of Grand Falls General Hospital Incorporated, which was run by the Religieuses Hospitalières de St-Joseph. The Cataract Weekly (Grand Falls’ bilingual newspaper) reported that all 55 staff members were hired on at the new hospital and most of the equipment was transferred there as well [5]. After only a year and a half the Secular Institute had 200 members, most of whom had passed through the Mother House at l’Hospital de l’Assomption. Many members were nurses working at hospitals in New Brunswick and Québec. Others worked as teachers, housekeepers, and nurses at presbyteries [6]. From the Secular Institute’s history written in 2015, Malenfant states: “[t]he Institute did not limit itself to a particular type of works” and “[t]he intern members devoted themselves in varied works: hospitals, schools, classical colleges, dispensaries, secretariats, social services, homes for young girls, for convalescents or for the elderly, bookstores, […] etc.” [2]. There were no residential schools in New Brunswick, however, Shubenacadie Residential School ran in Nova Scotia from 1930 and 1967 [7]. From 1956-1967 it was managed by the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate [8]. There was also a segregated hospital and day school, Tobique Indian Hospital (also known as St. Ann’s Teacherage and Hospital) in Tobique, NB, which was run by the Sisters of Charity from 1928-1981 [9] [10].” [Ref 2] - Function
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Used to sew together edges of an incision or a wound. - Technical
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Examples of surgical gut, made from the intestines of sheep, goats, or other animals. These samples are of a fairly fine gauge and would be absorbed by the body as the wound healed. Gut is probably the oldest of all suture materials. (ref.1, p.32). - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Label inside tube reads: 'N-863 ETHICON (REG. TRADEMARK SYMBOL]/ Surgical Gut, U.S.P./ PLAIN-A 00/ NON-BOILABLE OVER 27 INCHES/ Small Half-Circle Taper Needle/ ETHICON SUTURE LABORATORIES'./ .1-.5PT JAR: Label on jar front feads: 'BN-863/ [CURVED NEEDLE DESIGN]/ TAPER ATRALOC [REG. TRADEMARK SYMBOL] FN-2/ Plain 00 Gut/ Tonsil/ ETHICON [REG. TRADEMARK SYMBOL]. Label on jar back contains following info.: ‘ONE DOZEN/ Surgical Gut, U.S.P./ STERILE - NON-BOILABLE - 27 INCHES/ TAPER ATRALOC [REG. TRADEMARK SYMBOL] FN-2 NEEDLE/ TYPE A Plain/ SIZE 00/ CODE BN-863/ Storage solution contains/ Isopropyl Alcohol and formaldehyde./ Tubing solution contains/ 90 p.c. Isopropy/ Alcohol 0.1 p.c. Sod. Nitrate/ 0.025 Phen. Merc. Benz. Water Q.S. ad 100 p.c./ MADE IN U.S.A. PATENTS 2470494 2524772/ Sutures and Tubes Certified Sterile/ ETHICON, INC., SOMERVILLE, N.J.' & ‘Lot. No. [?]ANX062A'. ‘ETHICON' cast in raised print on either side of jar. Following info. printed on lid: ‘ETHICON [REGISTERED TRADEMARK LOGO]/ FOIL PACKETS and GLASS TUBES/ are protected by storage fluid containing 96% Isopropyl Alcohol, 1% Formaldehyde, 0.05% Sod./ Nitrate, 0.05% Diethylethanolamine & Water q.s. ad 100%/ TO ASSURE STERILITY AND AVOID DAMAGE/ Add only fluid formulated as follows:/ USING ISPROPYL ALCOHOL: Dissolve 0.5 gms Sod. Nitrite/ U.S.P. IN 2.5 cc Distilled Water. Add this and 0.5 cc Diethyletha-/ nolamine to 30.0 cc Formaldehyde Solution U.S.P. Add Iso-/ propyl Alcohol, N.F. q.s. ad 1000 cc./ USING ETHYL ALCOHOL:/ Dissolve 0.5 gms Sod. Nitrate/ U.S.P. IN 30.0 cc Formaldehyde Solution U.S.P. Add this/ and 0.5 cc Diethylethanolamine to Ethyl Alcohol U.S.P./ (95%) q.s. ad 1000 cc./ CAUTION: Use or addition of other fluids may/ [dot] Decrease sterilizing efficiency/ [dot] Cause packets to float/ [dot] Damage foil packets. Aluminum is affected/ by caustics, chlorides and mercurials (e.g.,/ phenyl mercuric benzoate, bichloride/ of mercury, potassium mercuric/ iodide, etc.)'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Clear glass tube and natural colour gut.
- Decoration
- N/A
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