Heparin

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0722.001

MANUFACTURER: Best Institute
MODEL: 1.2 cc
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 9-2
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Clear glass bottle has brown wood [?] stopper; off-white paper label bears handwritten text; contains dark brown liquid.

Dimensions

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Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 4.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.1 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Best
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This sample produced September 21, 1936.
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: Anticoagulant.
Technical: Heparin is an anticoagulant, and can be employed in vascular surgery. This example was the first non-toxic preparation for human use. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Heparin in/ Solution/ 9-2/ 1.2 cc Vial/ Sept 21/ 36." handwritten in black ink on label applied to bottle. UHN catalogue no. "994.1.19" printed by hand in black ink on bottle.
Missing: None.
Finish: Clear glass bottle has brown wood [?] stopper; off-white paper label bears handwritten text; contains dark brown liquid.
Decoration: N/A

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