Valvulotome

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OBJECT TYPE: cardiac/Brock
DATE: 1940–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0951.001

MANUFACTURER: Pilling
MODEL: 5
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
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: 23.0 cm
Width: 1.9 cm
Height: 8.0 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: Pilling
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Possibly used c.1940-1959 +
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: Surgical blade used to enlarge damaged or defective heart valve.
Technical: Double-edged surgical blade has blunt, rounded tip that serves to facilitate insertion (blind], and can be used as a 'punch' to relieve blockage.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PILLING, PHILA" and "5" stamped into handle. UHN catalogue number "994.1.50" printed by hand in black ink on handle.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright and dull silver metal; oblong handle has ridged top surface; triangular blade has blunt tip.
Decoration: N/A

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Pilling, Valvulotome, 1940–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0951, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0951.001/

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