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Charriere's amputating saw
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Dates
1900
1930
1900-1930
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
1977.5.9
Description
Surgical saw with handle made of a loop of flat metal; saw blade is wide and serrated, the serrations extending around the rounded end of the saw.
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Accession Number
1977.5.9
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Amputation -- instrumentation
MM= Cutting Tool -- saw -- amputation
Surgery
Description
Surgical saw with handle made of a loop of flat metal; saw blade is wide and serrated, the serrations extending around the rounded end of the saw.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. T. W. Thompson, Nakomas, Florida
Maker
The J.F. Hartz Co.
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1900
1930
1900-1930
Date Remarks
Original record had "early 20c"
Material
metal: silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-15
Dimension Notes
Length 27.0 cm x Width 3.0 cm
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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