Snare, tonsil
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- OBJECT TYPE
- LARYNGEAL
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0792.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hartz Co.
- MODEL
- BROWN'S
- LOCATION
- Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 65
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Nickle-plated steel
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 18.5 cm
- Height
- 2.4 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
- Hartz
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Potentially manufactured in Toronto. 3 - Function
-
To remove tonsils. An incision is made through the mucous membrane, and the capsule of the tonsil is exposed. The tonsil is removed by dissection, starting at the upper (palatal) pole. When the pedicle is defined, it is severed by a wire snare. 2 - Technical
-
Example of a relatively simple hand-held mechanism to aid in effectively removing tonsils. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Surface is slightly rusted in various spots
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hartz Co., Snare, tonsil, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1978.0792, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0792.001/
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