Valvulotome

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OBJECT TYPE: cardiac/pulmonary
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0478.001

MANUFACTURER: Pilling
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: silver metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.6 cm
Width: 1.6 cm
Height: 5.7 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: Pilling
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of instrument used c. 1930s-40s +
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum. This instrument originally donated to the Toronto Hospital Archives in 1994, by Dr. W.G. Bigelow, Toronto, Ont. in 1994. Dr. Bigelow's donation included surgical instruments used by him, and instruments collected by Dr. Bigelow but used by other physicians. Wilfred G. Bigelow (b. 1913) has made numerous important contributions to medical science in general, and to the development of cardiac surgery and the treatment of heart disease in particular.
Function: Surgical blade used to enlarge damaged or defective heart valve.
Technical: Double-edged surgical blade has blunt, rounded tip that serves to facilitate insertion (blind], and can be used as a 'punch' to relieve blockage. (ref. 5)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PILLING- PHILA" insided in one end of grip; "1" stamped into reverse. '995.4.2" printed by hand in black ink.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Silver metal instrument has wide, flat, grooved grip.
Decoration: N/A

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Pilling, Valvulotome, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0478, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0478.001/

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