Medical ➔ Artificial Hip
Identifier:
2010.50.8
Description:
This artificial hip features a ceramic-on-ceramic joint with a metal socket and protrusion.;The Stryker Corporation were pioneers in the field of joint replacement and the manufacture of joint implants. This hip implant demonstrates a modern ceramic-on-ceramic joint to allow for almost frictionless movement of the hip joint in the patient.;This item was given by Stryker to support the development of an exhibit about the Healthcare Industry in West Michigan.;Dr. Homer Stryker started creating medical equipment in Kalamazoo in the 1930s for one simple reason: to improve patient care. From his earliest inventions like the "walking heel" and "cast cutter" displayed here, through a variety of orthopaedic implants, to the modern marvels of craniomaxillofacial care and vertebral augmentation, this has remained the company's goal. Stryker is now one of the world's leading medical technology companies and still has its world headquarters right here in West Michigan.
Date:
circa 2010
Materials:
Metal, Ceramic
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 3
Source:
Gift Of Stryker Corporation
Exhibit/Program:
West Michigan Medical (2010)
Related Entities:
Stryker Corporation (creator)
Stryker Corporation (donor)
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