Carrier, light

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OBJECT TYPE: Resectoscope
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0176.007

MANUFACTURER: Foregger
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 17
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: 36.0 cm
Width: 2.2 cm
Height: 1.5 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: Foregger
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.
Function: Vehicle for a lamp bulb to provide illuminate when using a resectoscope
Technical: “Developed in the 1920s, it enables tissue removal from the bladder without destruction to permit pathological examination of the specimen.” (ref.1) Mr. Reinhold H. Wappler, founder of American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., was involved in the early work in the development of urological instrumentation in America.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On top: "FOREGGER/ 7 9"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Reflective silver coloured metal
Decoration: N/A

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Foregger, Carrier, light, circa 1940, Artifact no. 2014.0176, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0176.007/

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