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Lahey aneurysm needle
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Dates
1920
circa 1920
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
997034313
Description
Open rectangular handle giving way to a slim shaft with a C-shaped curve at the end housing an "eye" close to the tip.
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Accession Number
997034313
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Ligation
MM= Needles -- suture -- ligating -- aneurysm
Surgery
Description
Open rectangular handle giving way to a slim shaft with a C-shaped curve at the end housing an "eye" close to the tip.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
J.F. Hartz
Site Made (City)
Toronto
Site Made (State)
Ontario
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1920
circa 1920
Date Remarks
Stainless steel used for surgical instruments from 1920 on.
Material
metal: silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-8
Length
22.0 cm
Width
1.5 cm
Depth
0.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 22.0 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Small scratches on handle and arm of instrument
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Surgical Instruments and Hospital Equipment," 23rd Ed., Downs Surgical PLC, ca. 1982, p. B-29 (similar to item BJ-400-02-F)
Research Facts
For ligation of the right superior thyroid artery.
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