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OBJECT TYPE: cardiac/mitral/Tubb's
DATE: 1957–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0941.001

MANUFACTURER: Genito-Urinary Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: bright silver metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 16.2 cm
Height: 1.8 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: Genito Urinary
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Type used 1957- 1979; 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: Unknown
Technical: Instrument was inserted through apex of left ventricle and guided into position by left index finger in left atrium. This was universally accepted [practice] in 1958. It reduced the risk and improved the results of closed valvoplasty. It was still in use in 1978. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "GENITO URINARY. LONDON/ ENGLAND" stamped into handle. UHN catalogue no. "994.1.34" printed by hand in black ink om unstrument.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright silver metal [stainless steel].
Decoration: N/A

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Genito-Urinary Mfg. Co., Dilator, between 1957–1979, Artifact no. 2002.0941, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0941.001/

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