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OBJECT TYPE: Ophthalmology/corneal section/Castroviejo
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0446.001

MANUFACTURER: St. Jean, Emile
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Stainless steel

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.5 cm
Width: 2.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: St Jean
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: According to donor, these scissors were used by late Dr. A. Isserman, in Montreal PQ.. Markings suggest this instrument belonged to, and was presumably used by, Dr. M. Kwitko.
Function: Used for enlargement of cataract incision.
Technical: Tentatively identified as corneal section scissors. Blade is angled and curved to conform to shape of eye. One blade is minimally longer, and the tip rounded: optimally, this reduces trauma on introduction, and permits blade to remain inside incision when cutting. (ref. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " EMILE ST.-JEAN/ STAINLESS" and "GERMANY" stamped into inside surface of arms. "M.K." crudely incised on outside of one arm.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright stainless steel.
Decoration: N/A

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St. Jean, Emile, Scissors, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0446, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0446.001/

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