Needle, scarifier

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OBJECT TYPE: square blade/reusable
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0909.005

MANUFACTURER: Steriphane Corp. of America
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 10
AKA: blade
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: 3.8 cm
Width: N/A
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: Steriphane
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This type of scarifier available c. 1930. This example appears new/little used.
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 break the surface of the skin.
Technical: Needle for battery-operated scarifier. Prick testing performed when testing for, and identifying allergies causing "atopic" disease (rhinitis, rhino-conjunctivitis, allergies to pets, insect-stings, certain food allergies, etc. To administer the tests, a drop of a concentrated extract is placed on the skin, then the skin is pricked through the drop with a scarifier. Typically, 15 minutes later the skin is examined for redness, swelling, irritation, etc. and graded as to the severity of the reaction (if any) observed.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dull silver metal.
Decoration: N/A

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Steriphane Corp. of America, Needle, scarifier, circa 1930, Artifact no. 2002.0909, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0909.005/

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