Knife, commissurotomy

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OBJECT TYPE: cardiac/mitral
DATE: 1949–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0968.001

MANUFACTURER: Scheerle, E.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: silver metal [stainless steel].

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.4 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 3.7 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: Scheerle
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This instrument presumably used c. 1949- 1954.
Canada: Used by Dr. W.G. Bigelow, regarded as a pioneer in the development of cardiac surgery, and the treatment of heart disease.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Presumably used in closed heart surgery.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "E. SCHEERLE", "B" AND "STAINLESS" stamped vertically on handle. UHN catalogue no. "995.4.20" printed by hand in black ink on reverse. [NB: "MED 215/ 980.16.13" printed by hand in blue ink on white paper tag attached to artifact. Info. on tag and corresponding UHN catalogue card is not consistent with artifact 2002.0968. Tag retained in Supp. Info. file 2002.0968]
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Silver metal [stainless steel].
Decoration: N/A

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Scheerle, E., Knife, commissurotomy, circa 1949–1954, Artifact no. 2002.0968, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0968.001/

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