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Mayo-Harrington scissors
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Dates
1992
circa 1992
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
997034470
Description
Mayo-Harrington curved scissors have two halves that join with a screw; the handles are straight with closed, round finger grips.
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Accession Number
997034470
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital
MM= Cutting Tool -- scissors/shears
Surgery
Description
Mayo-Harrington curved scissors have two halves that join with a screw; the handles are straight with closed, round finger grips.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
Pilling
Site Made (City)
Philadelphia
Site Made (State)
Pennsylvania
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1992
circa 1992
Date Remarks
Based on suppliers' catalogue.
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"PILLING CC3 STAINLESS GERMANY 34-2284" etched on instrument; "THOR" engraved on both sides of instrument.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-8
Length
28.1 cm
Width
6.1 cm
Depth
1.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 28.1 cm x Width 6.1 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Condition Remarks
No stains; no corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Weck Surgical Instruments and Products," Pilling Weck, 1992, p. A-111 (similar to item 462121)
Research Facts
These scissors are used to cut through calcified tissue.
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