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Bioimplantable device

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Bioimplantable device for reconstructive shoulder surgery with three tabs of different lengths projecting out in a semicircular form, machine embroidered in white and blue polyester with the base cloth dissolved for a lace-like effect.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Ellis Developments Ltd., Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Pearsalls Ltd., Taunton, Somerset, England
Designer
Dr. Lars Neumann
Prof. W. Angus Wallace
Dr. Alan McLeod, (British, born 1964)
Peter Butcher, (British, born 1947)
Date
2004
Credit Line
Gift of Ellis Developments Ltd.
Medium
Medium: polyester Technique: machine embroidered, base cloth dissolved Label: machine embroidered with polyester thread, base cloth dissolved
Dimensions
H x W: 10.3 × 1.7 cm (4 1/16 × 11/16 in.)
Type
embroidery & stitching
Bioimplantable device
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