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OBJECT TYPE
surgical/tissue
DATE
1800–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.1029.003
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
3
Total Parts
9
AKA
tenaculum
Patents
N/A
General Description
Dark brown wood handle; curved heavy silver metal [steel ?] hook has pointed tip.

Dimensions

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

Length
14.7 cm
Width
1.5 cm
Height
3.0 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
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
This instrument probably used c. 1800-1880s.
Canada
Acquired as part of University Health Network [UHN] collection of artifacts, trade literature and archival material.
Function
Used for holding tissues, blood vessels, etc. during surgical procedures.
Technical
A tenaculum is a surgical instrument, usually classified as a type of forceps. It consists of a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and is used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding parts, such as blood vessels.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "X934.16.3 D" printed by hand in white ink on handle.
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Dark brown wood handle; curved silver metal hook [probably steel] has very sharp tip.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hook, circa 1800–1880, Artifact no. 2002.1029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1029.003/

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