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ball burr
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Dates
1940
1949
circa 1940-1949
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Neurosurgery
Accession Number
1974.13.2 A
Description
A metal tapered cylindrical shaft with a grooved spherical end; the other end has grooves for attachment to a handle.
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Accession Number
1974.13.2 A
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Neurosurgery
MeSH Heading
Neurology -- instrumentation
Description
A metal tapered cylindrical shaft with a grooved spherical end; the other end has grooves for attachment to a handle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. T. P. Morley of Toronto General Hospital.
Maker
Codman & Shurtleff
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1940
1949
circa 1940-1949
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"STAINLESS"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E2-1
Dimension Notes
Length 9.5 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"A Perforator and Ball Burr," by Dr. Kenneth G. McKenzie, in the Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 1, 1944, pp. 58-59
Research Facts
The ball burr is used to enlarge the hole made by the perforator; instruments were designed by Dr. Kenneth G. McKenzie to provide access to the brain.
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