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OBJECT TYPE: ORTHO/MENISCUS
DATE: 1970–1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0250.001

MANUFACTURER: OEC
MODEL: SMILLIE
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL (PROBABLY STAINLESS STEEL)

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Height: 1.4 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: OEC
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT 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 & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ.
Function: USED TO REMOVE DAMAGED MENISCUS BETWEEN BONES OF KNEE JOINT.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF SMILLIE PATTERN MENISCUS KNIVES, USED IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY OF THE KNEE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "OEC ENGLAND" incised in shaft. "H.G.L. 50 ortho 6/67 Menisectomie #4" crudely incised in reverse side of shaft..2 "OEC ENGLAND" incised in shaft. "H.G.L. 50ortho 6/67 Menisectomie #3" crudely incised in reverse side of shaft.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DULL SILVER METAL
Decoration: N/A

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OEC, Knife, circa 1970–1990, Artifact no. 2002.0250, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0250.001/

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