Knife, surgical

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OBJECT TYPE: SURGICAL
DATE: 1957–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0624.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: sternum opener
Patents: N/A
General Description: silver metal [surgical steel ?]; coarse cross-hatching on raised cylindrical grip located midway on shaft.

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 8.7 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Used in late 1950s.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material and trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. This instrument used during open heart surgery [presumably at The Toronto Hospital] in late 1950s. Among Dr. W. G. Bigelow items transferred to Canadian Museum of Health & Medicine, c. 1994.
Function: Used to open chest in open heart surgery.
Technical: 5 short, sharp blades extend from end of instrument: combined with substantial weight and construction, this instrument would be capable of digging deep and gripping both tissue and bone.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MED228/ 980.16.28" printed in blue ink on white decal applied to underside of handle. "995.4.46" printed by hand in black ink on shaft.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Silver metal [surgical steel ?]; coarse cross-hatching on raised cylindrical grip located midway on shaft.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Knife, surgical, circa 1957–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0624, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0624.001/

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