General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Clear synthetic syringe with black synthetic fitting and graduated scale; visible within original, sealed clear synthetic and white paper backed package.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.0 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Height

2.5 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

Becton

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Franklin Lakes

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

New/never used.

Canada

An August 2010 report in Science Translational Medicine, about the preliminary success of clinical implantations of biosynthetic corneas made in Canada, was picked up by main-stream news organizations around the world in late August 2010 making it one of the most covered Canadian medical stories of the year. Synthetic and natural corneas have been implanted into humans for years. It is now a routine surgery with a variety of techniques and materials. The corneas in this acquisition represent a new development in this history, the use of bio-engineered materials for making the corneas. This material derives from recombinant human collagen, which is shaped and "forged" into biosynthetic corneas for implantation into humans. The implants are more accurately called "biomimetic" because the resulting implants mimic cell growth and restoration of natural cornea without the risk of rejection. The initial human trials were successful (reported in 2010, see references below), but this technique is still in the prototype phase with more engineering being developed. This development also represents new trends in laboratory medicine - close partnerships between genome-based biotechnology industries, hospital research institutes and laboratories.

Function

Unknown

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"10ml Syringe/ [logo] BD 10ml Syringe/ Luer-Lok [trade mark symbol] Tip/ Latex Free . Not For Oral use/ Do Not Reshield Used Needles/ Sterile/ Do Not Reuse/ [illustration]/ REF 309604/ BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417/ Made in USA www.bd.com/ DG515704 8016681/ BD, BD Logo and Luer-Lok are/ trademarks of Becton, Dickinson/ and Company, [copyright symbol] 2004BD/ bar code/ (01)00382903096046"" printed on paper backing of package. [NB: some of this text appears at regular, repeating intervals] 10ml scale printed on syringe barrel is divided in increments of 2, and labelled at intervals of 10. "B-D" printed in black at base of scale.

Missing

None.

Finish

Clear synthetic syringe with black synthetic fitting and graduated scale; visible within original, sealed clear synthetic and white paper backed package.

Decoration

N/A