Health Sciences · Robert W. Jackson Arthroscopy
An elongated motorized instrument with a grey/ silver finish. The chuck (tool holder) area and the button controls at one end of the instrument has a matte black finish. A black electrical cord is attached to the opposite end of the instrument.
This instrument notably features Dr. Robert W. Jackson’s signature printed on one side by the manufacturer.
This instrument is catalogued with the detachable blade that it was received with.
Accession Number: 2021.JAC.55
Alternative Name:
Primary Materials: Metal
Printed information on the body of the instrument includes the following information:
“AMSCO|HALL SURGICAL”
[Zimmer serial number] “5039-01”
“HALL Arthrotome”
The signature “Robert Jackson” is printed as if written by hand.
The attached blade has the following Zimmer serial number printed near one end: “5039-48”
(Folded cord, with tool) Height = 7, Width = 13, Length = 35.
This motorized cutting instrument is designed to be operated through an arthroscopic portal. Such systems are designed around removable cutting heads that are tailored to specific surgical operations. Instrument and cutting heads are designed such that loose tissue can be suctioned out of the joint through the instrument in order to keep the operator’s view clear.
This instrument is in excellent cosmetic condition. It has not been tested.
Associated Instruments:
Hall Surgical/ Zimmer, Warsaw, Indiana, USA.
Date of Manufacture: c. 1980s
The Robert W. Jackson Arthroscopy Collection was acquired by the University of Toronto from Dr. Jackson’s family on November 12th, 2020.
Lanny L.. Johnson (1986). Arthroscopic Surgery : Principles & Practice. 3rd. ed. St. Louis: Mosby.
The first arthroscopic cutting device was the Dyonics Intra-articular shaver, which was introduced in December of 1978. (Johnson 1986, 225-226).
This model was likely introduced by Hall/ Zimmer in the early 1980s. The fact that Dr. Robert W. Jackson’s signature has been applied to the instrument by the manufacturer, along with the several similar models in his collection, likely indicate that he was involved in the development of this instrument.