Splint part
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- OBJECT TYPE
- adjustable/leg
- DATE
- 1900–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0840.002
- MANUFACTURER
- DePuy Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- foot pad
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- U-shaped silver metal form [probably aluminum]; black rubber pad secured to one end by metal studs.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.5 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 6.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- DePuy
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Indiana
- City
- Warsaw
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- This splint believed made, and presumably used, in early 20th c.; possibly also later.
- 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 correctly position and support injured limb, in order to promote healing. This splint used to treat leg injuries. This component presumably used to support and cushion foot within splint when walking. - Technical
-
DePuy's modification of McIntyre leg splint. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None, save UHN catalogue no. "982.27.4b" printed by hand in black ink on form.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- U-shaped silver metal form [probably aluminum]; black rubber pad secured to one end by metal studs.
- Decoration
- N/A
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DePuy Mfg. Co., Splint part, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 2002.0840, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0840.002/
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