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Box of Catgut Sutures - Ethicon, 1958
Reg. No: SH 923091
- Summary:
- Made by Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Pty.Ltd., 1958. Purchased for use in a surgery at Mayday Hills Hospital. Victoria, Australia
- Description:
- Cardboard carton with lift-off lid and twelve compartments holding six glass tubes containing catgut sutures in liquid. Each tube has a printed label in- side.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mayday Hills Mental Hospital
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 11.00 cm (Height), 3.10 cm (Width), 8.90 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | mental health, mental health institutions, psychiatric hospitals, surgical apparatus instruments |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Surgery |
| Tertiary Classification: | equipment |
| Inscriptions: | Printed label: NON-BOILABLE/ETHICON/SURGICAL CATGUT, B.P./STANDARD TUBES/TYPE PLAIN. [Extensive text]. |
| Manufacturer: | Johnson & Johnson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1958 |
| Place & Date Used: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1958 |
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