Tourniquet

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OBJECT TYPE: surgical/amputation/Petit's
DATE: 1800–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.1029.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 9
AKA: screw tourniquet
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dull brass colour metal threaded clamp mechanism; buff-colour woven fabric [canvass ?] strap has brown and red-brown stripes bordering long edges; oval silver metal buckle has two pronged closure; red fabric [felt ?] covers buff-colour [wool ?] pad.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 4.5 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: To restrict or arrest blood flow.
Technical: A tourniquet is a constrictive band applied to arrest arterial haemorrage. The strap is buckled around the limb with the pressure pad situated on the artery. As the screw is turned clockwise the upper plate rises, pulling the strap with it, so increasing constriction and arresting blood flow. [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "X934.16.3 E" printed by hand in white ink on handle.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dull brass colour metal threaded clamp mechanism; buff-colour woven fabric [canvass ?] strap has brown and red-brown stripes bordering long edges; oval silver metal buckle has two pronged closure; red fabric [felt ?] covers buff-colour [wool ?] pad.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tourniquet, circa 1800–1880, Artifact no. 2002.1029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1029.005/

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