Silastic Finger Joint Prosthesis (Swanson Design)
notes: label: Description
content: This Silastic Finger Joint Prosthesis was designed by Alfred B. Swanson (1923-2016), an orthopedic surgeon in Grand Rapids, Mi., and made by Dow Corning in Midland, Mi. Silastic was the registered trademark for Dow Corning’s silicone elastomer products.
label: Description
content: Ref: “SILICON JOINTS / HELP ARTHRITICS,” New York Times (Jan. 26, 1969), p. 62.
label: Description
content: Alfred B. Swanson, “Surgically Implantable Prosthetic Joint,” U.S. Patent 3,462,765 (Aug. 26, 1969), assigned to Dow Corning Corporation.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dow Corning
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0622.02
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0622.02
label: accession number
content: 1984.0622
objectType: label: Object Name
content: finger joint, artificial
label: Object Name
content: prostheses
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 8 in x 7 in; 2.54 cm x 20.32 cm x 17.78 cm