Dilator
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- OBJECT TYPE
- cardiac/mitral/Tubb's
- DATE
- 1957–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0941.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Genito-Urinary Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- bright silver metal
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 16.2 cm
- Height
- 1.8 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
- Genito Urinary
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Type used 1957- 1979; possibly also later.
- Canada
-
Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Instrument was inserted through apex of left ventricle and guided into position by left index finger in left atrium. This was universally accepted [practice] in 1958. It reduced the risk and improved the results of closed valvoplasty. It was still in use in 1978. [Ref. 3] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "GENITO URINARY. LONDON/ ENGLAND" stamped into handle. UHN catalogue no. "994.1.34" printed by hand in black ink om unstrument.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Bright silver metal [stainless steel].
- Decoration
- N/A
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Genito-Urinary Mfg. Co., Dilator, between 1957–1979, Artifact no. 2002.0941, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0941.001/
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