Splint
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FOREARM
- DATE
- 1960–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.1738.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Curvlite Surgical Products, Div. of M.M.I.
- MODEL
- 1R
- LOCATION
- Jamaica, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC SPLINT; PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.0 cm
- Width
- 10.4 cm
- Height
- 6.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Curvlite
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Jamaica
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF SPLINT PROBABLY USED C. 1960S +
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO SUPPORT & IMMOBILIZE DISPLACED JOINTS, MUSCLE SPRAINS, AND/OR FRACTURED BONES. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF REMOLDABLE & REUSABLE SPLINTS, SOFTENED IN BOILING WATER UNTIL MALLEABLE, MOULDED TO PATIENT, AND ALLOWED TO HARDEN. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK PRINTED MFR'S NAME & PRODUCT INFO. ON LABEL/ BLACK HANDWRITTEN MODEL NOS.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CLEAR, COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC SPLINT; WHITE PAPER LABEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Curvlite Surgical Products, Div. of M.M.I., Splint, circa 1960–1980, Artifact no. 1981.1738, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1738.002/
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