Dilator

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OBJECT TYPE: cardiac/aortic/transventricular/Bailey
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0942.001

MANUFACTURER: Simonsenweel
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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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; some areas may be plated

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 3.3 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: Simonsenweel
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Type used 1950 +
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 inserted blindly through apex of the left ventricle into the aortic valve. Remarkably good results achieved. Risks included danger of calcium embolism and insufficiency in bicuspid valve. [Ref.2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "SIMONSENWEEL" stamped into one side of hand grip. UHN catalogue no. "994.1.38" printed by hand in black ink on reverse.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright silver metal [stainless steel]; some areas appear plated.
Decoration: N/A

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Simonsenweel, Dilator, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0942, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0942.001/

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