Summary
Medical Sutures - Ethicon, 1963. Made: Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd Ethicon - registered trade mark.,Used in the surgery of a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
Physical Description
Medical skin sutures are of turquoise nylon thread, tied by string in one loop, which is inside a flat, black cardboard box with lift-off lid.
Significance
Example of medical equipment used in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
Johnson & Johnson, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1963
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Text: 100 STRANDS 40 INCHES/ETHICON/SKIN SUTURES/NON-STERILE HANKS/ NYLON/EXTRA FINE/GREEN GAUGE 5/0.
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
9 cm (Length), 9 cm (Width), 1.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Surgical Apparatus & Instruments, Making History - Psych Services
