Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Anaesthesia
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008041
Description
Foregger anaesthetic airway, which consists of a hollow flat metal tube with rounded edges and open at both ends; the base of the airway has a round flat piece of metal attached at the end with a hollow cylindrical ether vapor tube attached; the tip of the airway has oval-shaped holes at the side a…
Foregger anaesthetic airway, which consists of a hollow flat metal tube with rounded edges and open at both ends; the base of the airway has a round flat piece of metal attached at the end with a hollow cylindrical ether vapor tube attached; the tip of the airway has oval-shaped holes at the side and a round hole at the bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Maker
The Foregger Company Inc.
Dates
1960
circa 1960
Date Remarks
Dated to the 1960's
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The base of the airway is stamped, "FOREGGER // 7"; the letters "OR" have been engraved in the metal beside the "7"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-1
Dimension Notes
Length: 13.5 cm. x Width: 2.8 cm. x Depth: 4.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
The airway arrived dirty and dusty; the metal shows no significant wear and no corrosion; #2 no new damage
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Other
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews, John Sikora; "Surgical Instruments Catalogue", J. Sklar Mfg. Co. Inc, 1967, p. 34 (120-25); "A Catalogue of Surgical Instruments and Surgical Sundries" by Chas. F. Thackray, p. 18 (G131) also see 996.008.040 a,b for manufacturing information
Research Facts
The airway was used to hold a patient's tongue down during anaesthetic surgery
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery - Anaesthesia exhibit, Oct. 2 1997-Nov. 2, 2001; returned to storage Dec. 17, 2001