Brace, leg

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0097.001

MANUFACTURER: Hôpital Ste-Justine
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silver metal support structure, and fittings (ie. buckles); medium and dark brown leather calf, knee and thigh supports; off-white nylon straps.

Dimensions

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Length: 68.3 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Assistive technologies
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Ste Justine
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Leg supports from 2nd series of orthopedic devices, made for and worn by Mario Fagnan, then aged 11 yrs. These braces were constructed and fitted at l'Hopital Ste-Justine in Montreal in Aug., 1965.
Function: To support and protect wearer.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Silver metal support structure, and fittings (ie. buckles); medium and dark brown leather calf, knee and thigh supports; off-white nylon straps.
Decoration: N/A

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Hôpital Ste-Justine, Brace, leg, 1965, Artifact no. 2004.0097, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2004.0097.001/

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