Trephine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SURGICAL/CONICAL/GALT'S
- DATE
- 1864–1886
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0579.016
- MANUFACTURER
- Tiemann & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 16
- Total Parts
- 18
- 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
- 11.6 cm
- Width
- 2.5 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
- Tiemann
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Probably used c. mid- 1860s- c. 1890.
- Canada
-
From cased set of amputation instruments originally owned, and presumably used, by Dr. George H. Bowen, of Leeds County, Ontario. He was registered as M.R.C.P. in 1877. This set was given to Dr. Bowen by his mother. [Ref. 3] - Function
-
Used to drill into skull bone. - Technical
-
Adjustable centre guide pin was lowered when sawing was begun, then raised to prevent damage to brain matter. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "Tiemann & Co." stamped into shaft. UHN catalogue no. "X969.12.1 I" printed by hand in white ink on inside of cutting head.
- Missing
- None.
- Finish
- Bright gold tone or brass-colour plated shaft, adjustment and locking screws. Cutting head and oval plate covering access opening in shaft have been chemically "blued".
- Decoration
- N/A
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