Prosthesis, joint
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- OBJECT TYPE
- IMPLANT/HIP
- DATE
- 1957
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0225.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Down Bros.
- MODEL
- MOORE
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4380
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- VINERTIA (METAL ALLOY).
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
- 4.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Assistive technologies
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Down
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF HIP IMPLANT USED C. 1960S+
- Canada
-
PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ. - Function
-
WHEN SURGICALLY IMPLANTED, PROSTHESIS REPLACES FEMORAL HEAD & NECK. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF ONE STYLE OF "ARTIFICIAL HIP" PROSTHESIS USED WHENREPLACEMENT OF FEMORAL NECK & HEAD IS REQUIRED. INJURY, ADVANCED AGE, AND DISEASES LIKE ARTHRITIS ARE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF DAMAGE TO BONE SURFACE & CARTILAGE PROMPTING REPLACEMENT. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPALS OF ARTIFICIAL HIP REPLACEMENT DEV'D IN MID-LATE 1960S.(3) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "DOWN ENGLAND. 4380. DS. VINERTIA." marked on stem.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH ON BALL HEAD; DULL MATT FINISH ON UNDERSIDE OF BALL, NECK & STEM PORTIONS OF IMPLANT.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Down Bros., Prosthesis, joint, after 1957, Artifact no. 2002.0225, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0225.001/
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