General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION..2 SYNTHETIC CAP.

Dimensions

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

Length

39.0 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

13.0 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

Zimmer

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF POSITIONING INSTRUMENT USED C. 1970S+

Canada

PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER, EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ.

Function

USED TO CORRECTLY PLACE & POSITION ACETABULAR CUP, OR HIP CUP SOCKET, DURING SURGERY TO REPLACE HIP JOINT.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ACETABULAR CUP POSITIONING INSTRUMENT, USED DURING HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY TO POSITION AND SECURELY HOLDCUP WHILE IT IS BEING SECURED TO THE PREPARED JOINT CAVITY USING BONE CEMENT..2 SYNTHETIC HEAD ENSURES REPLACEMENT CAP DOES NOT ADHERE TO INSTRUMENT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "[Zimmer logo] 4044-25" incised in shaft, below grip..2 "[Zimmer logo] 4044-05" stamped into synthetic cap.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 DULL SILVER METAL INSTUMENT HAS CROSS-HATCHED GRIP..2 SMOOTH MOULDED SYNTHETIC CAP IS OFF-WHITE IN COLOUR.

Decoration

N/A