General Information

Serial #

OC475275

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic; paper

Dimensions

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

Length

6.0 cm

Width

5.2 cm

Height

1.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

EMD

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Gibbstown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

An August 2010 report in Science Translational Medicine, about the preliminary success of clinical implantations of biosynthetic corneas made in Canada, was picked up by main-stream news organizations around the world in late August 2010 making it one of the most covered Canadian medical stories of the year. Synthetic and natural corneas have been implanted into humans for years. It is now a routine surgery with a variety of techniques and materials. The corneas in this acquisition represent a new development in this history, the use of bio-engineered materials for making the corneas. This material derives from recombinant human collagen, which is shaped and "forged" into biosynthetic corneas for implantation into humans. The implants are more accurately called "biomimetic" because the resulting implants mimic cell growth and restoration of natural cornea without the risk of rejection. The initial human trials were successful (reported in 2010, see references below), but this technique is still in the prototype phase with more engineering being developed. This development also represents new trends in laboratory medicine - close partnerships between genome-based biotechnology industries, hospital research institutes and laboratories.

Function

To identify, contain and protect contents while not in use.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"100 Strips OC 475275 Cat. 1.09590./ pH-indicator strips non-bleeding/ colorpHast [registered trade mark symbol]/ pH 0-14/ EMD [logo]/ Dip In- read while still moist./ Immerse in weakly-buffered solutions until/ there is no further colour change (1-10 mins)" and colour chart printed on insert front; "7.69735.0590-9535/03-6000350353" printed on base; "colorpHast [registered trade mark symbol] Indicator Strips pH 0-14/ Made in Germany/ Patented. US-Patent No. 4.029.598/ EMD Chemicals Inc./ 480 Democrat Road/ Gibbstown, N.J. 08027/ Associate of Merck KGaA/ 64271 Darmstadt/ Germany" and colour chart printed on reverse.

Missing

None.

Finish

Rectangular clear synthetic container has white paper liner bearing colour test chart and text.

Decoration

N/A