Tightener, wire

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OBJECT TYPE: orthopedic/Harris
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0664.001

MANUFACTURER: Down Bros.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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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: 30.2 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 1.2 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: Down
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Designed and manufactured c. 1944.
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, Toronto, ON.
Function: To secure surgical wire around grafted bone.
Technical: Final version of this instrument, designed by Dr. R.I. Harris and manufactured in Toronto. The wire gripper is attached to an arm on the side of the handle: when the handles are closed, the gripper is drawn against the pad on the end of the jaw. This model was still in production [c. 1997], and was also available in a 6-inch size. [Ref. 4] Instrument type replaced by AO system for internal fixation. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "DOWNBROSLONDON/ STAINLESS" and "6" stamped into instrument. UHN catalogue number "995.1.3" printed by hand in black ink on instrument.
Missing: None.
Finish: Stainless steel.
Decoration: N/A

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Down Bros., Tightener, wire, circa 1944, Artifact no. 2002.0664, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0664.001/

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