Forceps, myotomy
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- OBJECT TYPE
- cardiac
- DATE
- 1957–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0978.001
- MANUFACTURER
- STILLE
- MODEL
- 48
- LOCATION
- Sweden
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- stainless steel
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.3 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 2.2 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
- STILLE
- Country
- Sweden
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Used c. late 1950s- 1960s.
- 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
-
Used in open heart surgery. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " [star motif] STILLE [2 star motifs]/ SWEDEN" stamped into outside of one arm. "48" stamped into underside of handle. "MED 237/ 980.16.37" printed by hand in blue ink on white adhesive label applied to handle. UHN catalogue no. "995.4.33" printed by hand in black ink on instrument.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal [stainless steel].
- Decoration
- N/A
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STILLE, Forceps, myotomy, circa 1957–1969, Artifact no. 2002.0978, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0978.001/
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