Toronto Medical Corp.
Title
Toronto Medical Corp.
S. & J. Engineering
Type
Company
Coverage
Scarborough, ON
Active From
1980-01-01
Active Until
1984-01-01
Location
Scarborough, ON (1984)
Product Areas
Medical
Surgical
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Timeline
- 1980 – Dr. Robert Salter of the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) and David James of the University of Toronto Department of Mechanical Engineering form S & J Engineering and begin to manufacture prototype Continuous Passive Motion machines for post-surgery care, based on Salter’s research. (The Innovators)
- 1981 – Government of Ontario arm (?) IDEA Corporation invests in S & J Engineering. (The Innovators)
- 1984 – The Toronto Medical Corp. is active in Scarborough, ON. Described as a “young and growing business” manufacturing “machines for post-surgery care. These machines provide ‘continuous passive motion’ (or CPM) for elbows, shoulders, fingers and lower limbs. The concept of CPM was first conceived and developed by Dr. Robert Salter of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.” (The Innovators)
- 1981 – Government of Ontario arm (?) IDEA Corporation invests in S & J Engineering. (The Innovators)
- 1984 – The Toronto Medical Corp. is active in Scarborough, ON. Described as a “young and growing business” manufacturing “machines for post-surgery care. These machines provide ‘continuous passive motion’ (or CPM) for elbows, shoulders, fingers and lower limbs. The concept of CPM was first conceived and developed by Dr. Robert Salter of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.” (The Innovators)
Sources
IDEA Corporation “In this issue of The Innovators…” The Innovators, Vol. 1, Iss. 2 (November 1984) (https://archive.org/details/31761118937713/page/n3/mode/1up)
Collection
Citation
“Toronto Medical Corp.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 4, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8590.
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