Forceps, bone holding

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OBJECT TYPE: ORTHO/SELF-RETAINING
DATE: 1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0236.001

MANUFACTURER: Zimmer Inc.
MODEL: LANE 3102
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 32.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 3.0 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: Zimmer
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS STYLE OF BONE HOLDING FORCEPS PROBABLY USED C. 1970S+
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 AND BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS AND SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ.
Function: USED TO SECURELY HOLD BONE FRAGMENTS DURING SURGERY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF POPULAR PATTERN OF BONE HOLDING FORCEPS. HANDLE FITTED WITH RATCHET.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "3102", "GERMANY" & "STAINLESS" marked on one side of instrument; "ZIMMER" marked on reverse. "BONE/ HOLDER" crudely incised, by hand, on area of box joint. "92" incised on one handle arm and on ratchet fitting.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DULL SILVER METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Zimmer Inc., Forceps, bone holding, before 1987, Artifact no. 2002.0236, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0236.001/

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