Dilator

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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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