General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 ALL METAL BLADES STORED IN OPAQUE SYNTHETIC BAG.

Dimensions

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

Length

11.5 cm

Width

7.8 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

3M

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF BLADE USED AFTER 1971.

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

CUTTING BLADE COMPONENT OF INSTRUMENT USED TO REMOVE BONE & TISSUE FROM HIP CAVITY IN PREPARATION FOR IMPLANT OF PROSTHETIC HIP JOINT.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF BLADES FITTED TO CONVEX REAMER USED TO CUTHEMISPHERICAL SOCKET IN BONE IE) FOR HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS IMPLANT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "3M-MIRA/ 2.13 IN/ 54 MM/ AC/ PAT. NO. 3,630204" marked on one side of blade; "D550R" marked on reverse. "3M" printed in red on one side of blade package; label on reverse bears barcode and markings "D550R 3MID 70-2004-0842-8" & "NON-STERILE"..2 "3M-MIRA/ 1.88 IN/ 48 MM/ 4A/ PAT. NO. 3,630,204" marked on one side of blade; "D544R" marked on reverse. "3M" printed in red on one side of blade package; label on reverse bears barcode and markings "D544R 3MID 70-2004-0839-4" & "NON-STERILE".

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1-.2 DULL SILVER METAL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A