Kingston General Hospital Renal Dialysis Collection
Category
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Classification
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Treatment Supplies, disposable
Hemodialysis -- instrumentation
Accession Number
998020004
Description
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis solution transfer set, which consists of a long narrow hollow silastic tube with plastic attachments on both ends; one end has a cylindrical piece of white plastic that attaches to the tube on one end and has a short length of hollow opaque plastic tubing w…
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis solution transfer set, which consists of a long narrow hollow silastic tube with plastic attachments on both ends; one end has a cylindrical piece of white plastic that attaches to the tube on one end and has a short length of hollow opaque plastic tubing with an open bevelled edge on the other end; a hollow cylindrical piece of blue plastic slides over this end attachment and has an open end that exposes a bevelled tip; the other end of the silastic tube has a round hollow white plastic end and an opaque piece of plastic with a round blue plastic roller; this roller will pinch the tube closed when rolled foreward; both end pieces are capped with cylindrical clear plastic covers; the whole set is sealed in a paper and plastic bag.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
From the Renal Dialysis Unit at Kingston General Hospital
The front end of the bag reads, "To Open Peel Down // 5C4304 // Baxter // CAPD Solution Transfer Set // for Germicidal Exchange Device // 1.2m (48") long (approx.) // Sterile, nonpyrogenic // Do not use if package has been previously opened or damaged. // See accompanying directions for use. // Warnings: [listed] Do not allow any part of the connection system to come into contact with lotions, creams, or // oils // Caution: Federal (USA) law restricts this device to sale by or on order of a physician. // Baxter Healthcare Corporation // Deerfield IL 60015 USA // Made in USA // U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,346,703; 4,349,188 // 7-7-20-89 // 89/2 Lot // H91J17442".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-1
Dimension Notes
Length: 18.6 cm. x Width: 24.7 cm. x Depth: 1.6 cm.
Condition Remarks
The transfer set is unused and has never been removed from its original packaging; the paper and plastic package shows folds and creases, but is sealed and complete; all printing on the package is fully legible; #2: rubber requires special treatment.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Peter Morrin; Karen Irvine-Bird
Research Facts
Silastic is a silicone rubber product; this set was used for infusion and draining of dialysis fluid; a germicidal exchange device would cut down on peritoneal infections