Suturing instrument
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VASCULAR
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0448.002
- MANUFACTURER
- NRC, Div. of Mechanical Engineering
- MODEL
- MK.2
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STAINLESS STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 1.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960'S
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF LEADING EDGE, HIGHLY PRECISE INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPED BY THE NRC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION - Function
-
USED TO STAPLE TOGETHER BLOOD VESSELS DURING SURGERY - Technical
-
THIS VASCULAR SUTURING DEVICE WAS DEVELOPED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN INSTRUMENT WHICH WOULD PERMIT THE RAPID END-TO-END JOINING OF BLOOD VESSELS WHERE EITHER THEIR SMALL SIZE OR FRAGILITY MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK BY SEWING - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- '2' 'ON' STAMPED ON ONE SIDE
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- DULL SILVER FINISH
- Decoration
- N/A
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NRC, Div. of Mechanical Engineering, Suturing instrument, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1991.0448, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0448.002/
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