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Cox's aseptic ligature
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Dates
1904
circa 1904
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
1972.18.49 a-c
Description
Green box containing a lens and a light bulb; items not related to box; not numbered.
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Accession Number
1972.18.49 a-c
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Suture Techniques
Surgery
Description
Green box containing a lens and a light bulb; items not related to box; not numbered.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
box - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
lens - Size: Length 21.0 mm x Diameter 8.0 mm
bulb - Size: Length 19.0 mm x Diameter 6.0 mm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; estate of Dr. G. Harvey Agnew, via Mrs. G. Harvey Agnew
Maker
Ingram & Bell Limited
Site Made (City)
Toronto
Site Made (State)
Ontario
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1904
circa 1904
Date Remarks
Date is uncertain; box has patent date of 1904
Material
wood (?): brown
paper: off-white; orange; black
metal
glass
Inscriptions
On box: "COX'S // ASEPTIC LIGATURE PACKAGE // INGRAM & BELL, Limited // TORONTO, ONT. // NO. 0 "; "CHROMIC CATGUT"; "PATENTED May 1903"; "PATENTED Feb. 1904"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-10
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit: Listerism: Antisepsis and the Roots of Modern Surgery," Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada; Ottawa, 30 May 2013.
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