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Lebsche sternum chisel and director
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Dates
1970
1980
circa 1970-1980
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
Cardiac Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
997034401
Description
A solid, T-shaped chisel; the distal end of the shaft has a knife and a guard on the tip.
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Accession Number
997034401
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
Cardiac Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Cardiology -- instrumentation
MM= Cutting Tool -- chisel and gouge
Surgery
Description
A solid, T-shaped chisel; the distal end of the shaft has a knife and a guard on the tip.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
Weck
Site Made (Country)
Germany
Dates
1970
1980
circa 1970-1980
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"WECK GERMANY STAINLESS" stamped into the metal.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E2-12
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 25.0 cm x Width 14.4 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
The knife part of the instrument is gouged; the tip is also gouged.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Surgical Instruments and Hospital Equipment," 23rd Ed., Downs Surgical PLC, ca. 1982, p. M-3 (similar to item #MC-125-01-Y)
Research Facts
This instrument is used to split the sternum in cardiac surgery.
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