Thoracoscopic Metzenbaum Scissors
date: label: date made
content: ca 2016
name: label: maker
content: Scanlan International, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The Thoracoscopic Metzenbaum Scissors were developed around 1996 for the repair and replacement of diseased heart valves using minimally invasive surgical procedures. They have a dual pivot point with a sliding shaft and traditional ring-style handles. This instrument can be used for both Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Minimally invasive surgery (MIS).The Thoracoscopic Metzenbaum Scissors were developed around 1996 for the repair and replacement of diseased heart valves using minimally invasive surgical procedures. They have a dual pivot point with a sliding shaft and traditional ring-style handles. This instrument can be used for both Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and Minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Cardiology
label: Subject
content: Medical Procedure- Surgery
label: Subject
content: Medicine
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Scanlan International
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0183.02
label: accession number
content: 2016.0183
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0183.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: scissors
label: Object Name
content: surgical instrument
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: stainless steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.3 cm x 6.4 cm x 29.4 cm; 1/2 in x 2 17/32 in x 11 9/16 in