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wire twister
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Dates
1980
1990
circa 1980-1990
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
997034588
Description
A stainless steel wire twister that is scissor-like with a box-lock joint; distal end is short and rounded and has blunt diamond jaws.
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Accession Number
997034588
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Suture Techniques
Surgery
Description
A stainless steel wire twister that is scissor-like with a box-lock joint; distal end is short and rounded and has blunt diamond jaws.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
Weck
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1980
1990
circa 1980-1990
Date Remarks
Supplier's catalogue
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"WECK STAINLESS USA PAT. PEND." stamped into the metal; "WECK" etched on the metal; "C.V." engraved in metal.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-9
Length
16.5 cm
Width
7.5 cm
Depth
0.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 16.5 cm x Width 7.5 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
Condition Remarks
The item shows minor wear, no stains or corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Surgical Instruments and Hospital Equipment," 23rd Ed., Downs Surgical PLC, ca. 1982, p. B-45 (similar to item BS-600-02-B)
Research Facts
Used for twisting ends of wire together.
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