Valvulotome
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- OBJECT TYPE
- cardiac/pulmonary
- DATE
- 1949–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0962.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Pilling
- MODEL
- 2
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- pulmonary valvulotome
- 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
- 21.3 cm
- Width
- 1.5 cm
- Height
- 7.1 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
- This instrument believed used c. 1949- 1954.
- Canada
-
Used by Dr. W.G. Bigelow, regarded as a pioneer in the development of cardiac surgery, and the treatment of heart disease. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Probably used in closed heart surgery. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "PILING - PHILA./ 2" stamped into handle. UHN catalogue no. "995.4.4" printed by hand in black ink on reverse of handle.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Pilling, Valvulotome, circa 1949–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0962, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0962.001/
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