Valvulotome
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Title |
Valvulotome |
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Creator |
Smithy, Horace Gilbert;Coleman, C.B. |
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Date |
1942-1948 |
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Subject |
Cutting tool--Tome |
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Description |
Cutting tool:Tome:Valvulotome Heart valvulotome with a brass handle and steel probe. The Valvulotome was designed by Dr. Horace Smithy, who at the time was part of the MUSC faculty and made by C.B. Coleman. In 1948 Smithy used the instrument to perform a successful mitral valvulotomy on a young woman who suffered from complications of rheumatic valve disease, specifically mitral stenosis. 1.5x9x3 |
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Language |
English |
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Digital Collection |
Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection |
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Contributing Institution |
Waring Historical Library (MUSC) |
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Rights |
Digital image copyright, 2009, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library. |
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S.C. County |
Charleston County (S.C.) |
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Digitization Specifications |
Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm |
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Date Digital |
2009 |
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Type |
Still Image |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Media Type |
Images |
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Resource Identifier |
84.3.11 |
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