Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Anaesthesia
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008103
Description
Anaesthetic airway, which consists of a single piece of plastic molded into a flattened hollow tube with a curved 90 deg angle bent tip; the tip half of the tube is open at the top; the base of the airway has a rounded flat piece of plastic attached at the end of the hollow tube.
Anaesthetic airway, which consists of a single piece of plastic molded into a flattened hollow tube with a curved 90 deg angle bent tip; the tip half of the tube is open at the top; the base of the airway has a rounded flat piece of plastic attached at the end of the hollow tube.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
The flat base piece has raised lettering which reads, "PATENT PENDING // DO NOT REUSE // 9 AIRWAY INTUBATOR LTD 9"; the base end of the tube has raised lettering which reads, "MADE // IN // CANADA"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-1
Dimension Notes
Length: 9.3 cm. x Width: 3.1 cm. x Depth: 4.1 cm.
Condition Remarks
The plastic airway arrived dirty and dusty; the plastic shows no chips, cracks or wear; the airway appears to never have been used; #2 no new damage
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
John Sikora
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, Nov. 13, 1997-Nov. 2, 2001; returned to storage Dec. 17, 2001