Instrument, Surgical
Object number2009.108.4 a-g
Designer
Westerman-Jensen
Manufacturer
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Date1950-1959
OriginRutherford, NJ
Mediummetal; cork; paper
Credit LineGift of Murray Sachs
DescriptionWesterman-Jensen needle kit for bone marrow biopsies.DimensionsLength x Width (a): 3.875 × 0.625 in. (9.8 × 1.6 cm)Length x Width (b): 5 × 0.375 in. (12.7 × 1 cm)
Length x Width (c): 4.125 × 0.375 in. (10.5 × 1 cm)
Length (d-e): 0.5 in. (1.3 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (f): 5.5 × 1.125 × 1 in. (14 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (g): 5.5 × 1 × 1 in. (14 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
Marks(a)
Engraved on handle, "YALE"; on reverse, "B-D".
(f)
Rectangular sticker on top, with printed text, "ONE B-D No. / SPECIAL NEEDLE / B-D T. M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / 2 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, RUTHERFORD, N.J., MADE IN U.S.A."
Also on label is handwriting in blue ink, "Westerman / Jensen / 469 LNR / 10".
(g)
Stamped in black on base, "J22813(?)".
Historical NotesA Westerman-Jensen needle kit for bone marrow biopsies invented by doctors in Pittsburgh. Part of a collection of items related to Murray Sachs' (the donor's) training and career in medicine, as well as objects collected by the donor and displayed in his office at Shadyside Hospital. These objects document the donor's personal life, his career in medicine, Pittsburgh's health care history, and also the doctor's personal collection of medical artifacts. Wallace N. Jensen, MD, MACP, helped to develop the Westerman-Jensen needle for bone marrow biopsies. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was one of the many medical institutions in which he taught. [Source: Wallace N. Jensen, MD, MACP bio at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1500915/ ]
Collector
Murray Sachs
Related person
Wallace N. Jensen MD, MACP
Related institution
Shadyside Hospital
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