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OBJECT TYPE: ORTHO/ROTARY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0230.001

MANUFACTURER: Down Bros.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.4 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 4.0 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: Down
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME 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: PROBABLY USED TO REMOVE BONE & TISSUE FROM HIP CAVITY IN PREPARATION FOR IMPLANT OF PROSTHETIC HIP JOINT.
Technical: THOUGHT TO BE A BONE REAMER, USED TO CUT AND CLEAR CAVITY INTO WHICH JOINT PROSTHESIS WILL BE INSERTED. ELONGATED CENTRAL STEM MAY BE DESIGNED FOR 'JUDET'S OPERATION'PROCEDURE USED IN HIP REPLACEMENT, SERVING TO SIMULTANEOUSLY SHAPE NECK OF FEMUR AND FLATTEN END OF SAME TO RECEIVE PROSTHESIS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "ENGLAND/ DOWN" incised in shaft.
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: CUTTING HEAD IS DULL SILVER METAL; ALL OTHER AREAS HAVE BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Down Bros., Reamer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0230, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0230.001/

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