A moulded left forearm splint of cast metal that resembles the shape of a forearm; the concave arm brace has upturned sides that can be bent and shaped to the human arm; has 28 diamond-shaped cutouts arranged in four vertical lines of seven cutouts each; towards the hand the splint twists slightly …
A moulded left forearm splint of cast metal that resembles the shape of a forearm; the concave arm brace has upturned sides that can be bent and shaped to the human arm; has 28 diamond-shaped cutouts arranged in four vertical lines of seven cutouts each; towards the hand the splint twists slightly and narrows before joining with a cast hammer-like handgrip
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donated by Dean Barry Smith, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University.
Stamped into the metal on the bottom of the splint on the back side: "ZIMMER MFG. CO. // WARSAW [logo with a capital Z inside a diamond shape] IND. U.S.A. // 13 D"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E2-16
Dimension Notes
Length 27.4 cm x Width 9.6 cm x Depth 6 cm
Condition Remarks
Scratches and scuff marks are present all over splint; handgrip is pitted and discoloured; the side that would have been closest to the arm is discoloured and shows signs of wear
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Zimmer Manufacturing Website. January 7, 2009, March 30, 2011.
Research Facts
Justin O. Zimmer began Zimmer Manufacturing Company in Warsaw Indiana in 1927; the Zimmer line of 50 aluminum splints debuts at the American Medical Association meeting in May of 1927 in Washington, D.C. and the Zimmer splint becomes an immediate leader in its field; the colles splint is generally used for distal-end fractures of the ulna and radius; it can be fitted to the correct angle of flexion by slightly twisting and bending; handpiece is contoured to fit the hand.
Zimmer catalogue from 1960
Exhibit History
On exhibit in the Friend-Vandewater Gallery in Botterell Hall, Queen's University; removed January 27, 2010