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Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29872 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
My, why do I think it might be used to get rid of some clouds? Yes I see your point. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29872 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Well I have searched for SIS cutter tools and not found anything ..... Chris, you are looking in the wrong catalog. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22227 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Hmm, I see, oooo, it might be. OK let's give it a go - could it be used in eye surgery? Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29872 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Hmm, I see, oooo, it might be. Yes that a big eye, eye |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22227 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
A tool for making the lift up flap used to insert a cornea, some sort of microtome perhaps? Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29872 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
A tool for making the lift up flap used to insert a cornea, some sort of microtome perhaps? We have a winner!!!!!! Well done Rob. Yes it is a Microkeratome device for cutting a flap exposing the cornea before LASIK eye surgery. PM sent. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Congratulations, Rob. My mother had cataract removal surgery a few months ago, but I had no idea what tools were involved! The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22227 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Thanks Now to grope around and find a suitable tool for you guys.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
I knew it had to do with cutting something.... |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22227 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
OK guys and gals here's something for you to get your teeth into: Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Can we have some idea of the physical size of this tool? Would it fit in your hand, maybe? Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22227 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
The round hole is about 2cm in diameter Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29872 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
tooth pick |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20344 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
ice pick |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Some one is bound to pull up an answer soon.... |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22227 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Neither an ice pick nor a tooth pick Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
From the clues and comments, I presume a dentist's tool. Does this item have a single tool, i.e. the pointy end, or are the metal loop and the small hook near the cylinder also used? Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22227 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
you might assume, but you might be wrong... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
I don't know, but I bet that it is some sort of medical tool.... |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30687 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Someone is soon to see the light. |
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