Object ID Number:
EH102120
Object Name:
Surgical Wire
Manufacturer:
Ethicon Suture Laboratories
Manufactured from:
1947
Description / History:
Surgical Wire Tantalum
Tantalum is a highly versatile metal, but what made it so ideal for surgical use is its nonirritating qualities, along with its immunity from fluids within the body. Among other uses, tantalum allowed doctors to relieve facial paralysis, nerve damage, and severe stomach injuries of WWII. combatants with tantalum surgical wire.
Distributed by Ethicon Suture Laboratories Division of Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
Blue cardboard box
Spool of wire inside with label
Diam. 0.010 in.
U.S.P Catgut Size No. 000
Quan. 100 Ft.
Code 504
Tantalum is a highly versatile metal, but what made it so ideal for surgical use is its nonirritating qualities, along with its immunity from fluids within the body. Among other uses, tantalum allowed doctors to relieve facial paralysis, nerve damage, and severe stomach injuries of WWII. combatants with tantalum surgical wire.
Distributed by Ethicon Suture Laboratories Division of Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
Blue cardboard box
Spool of wire inside with label
Diam. 0.010 in.
U.S.P Catgut Size No. 000
Quan. 100 Ft.
Code 504
Dimensions:
H–1 W–2.75 L–2.75 Dia–0.01 inches
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