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OBJECT TYPE: PAPER
DATE: 1956–1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0454.001

MANUFACTURER: NRC, Div. of Mechanical Engineering
MODEL: STAPLE SUTURE
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER/ TANTALUM WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 1.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY 1960'S
Canada: PART OF A LEADING EDGE MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPED BY THE NRC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION.
Function: USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE VARIOUS SIZES OF STAPLE SUTURES THAT CAN BE MADE USING FROM 4 TO 10 STAPLES
Technical: THESE STAPLES WERE PART OF A VASCULAR SUTURING DEVICE 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 ACCOMPLISHTHIS TASK BY SEWING
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE PAPER STRIP
Decoration: N/A

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NRC, Div. of Mechanical Engineering, Chart, circa 1956–1962, Artifact no. 1991.0454, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0454.001/

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