General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

barrel [.1]

Patents

N/A

General Description

glass

Dimensions

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

Length

9.5 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

1.5 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Hamilton

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Nevada

City

Reno

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

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

"MICROLITER [trade mark symbol] #705/ MADE IN USA", "HAMILTON CO. RENO, NEVADA", and stylized H logo printed on syringe barrel. 0- 50 ul scale divided in increments of .50 and labelled at intervals of 10, and marked "0.05 ml" also printed on barrel. 2nd scale mirrors first, but is unlabelled and divided at intervals of 5 only.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Clear glass syringe barrel has frosted glass tip; bears brown markings.

Decoration

N/A