Forceps

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OBJECT TYPE
non-specific/haemostatic/locking
DATE
1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0897.002
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
2
Total Parts
2
AKA
haemostatic
Patents
N/A
General Description
silver metal

Dimensions

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

Length
16.0 cm
Width
6.8 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
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Presumably used c. 1920s; 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. This items was used in practice of Dr. J.S. Chaikoff, former Senior Attending Anaesthetist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.. Dr. Chaikoff was a general practitioner who specialized in anaesthesia. [Refs. 2 & 3]
Function
General: To firmly and securely grip living tissue, without damaging it. Specific: These forceps used to firmly and securely grip and open/close flexible tubing.
Technical
Using forceps allowed for rapid alterations to flow through rubber tubing of anaesthesia, and permitted sterilization of this component.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None evident.
Missing
None.
Finish
Dull silver metal forceps.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Forceps, circa 1920–1929, Artifact no. 2002.0897, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0897.002/

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