Akron foley catheter
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- Dates
- 1920
- 1950
- circa 1920-1950
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 1983.4.3
- Description
- A length of amber tubing with a plastic plug at one end; left in the original sealed package to protect rubber from deteriorating due to exposure to air.
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- Accession Number
- 1983.4.3
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Urology -- instrumentation
- Urinary catheterization
- Description
- A length of amber tubing with a plastic plug at one end; left in the original sealed package to protect rubber from deteriorating due to exposure to air.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. J. D. Tanner.
- Maker
- Akron Catheter Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- Akron
- Site Made (State)
- Ohio
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1920
- 1950
- circa 1920-1950
- Material
- rubber: amber
- glass: clear
- cork: brown
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-1
- Condition Remarks
- New
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Found by Mr. Tanner wrapped in brown paper on a Toronto street.
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Bigelow's evacuation apparatus
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact9369
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- Dr. A. Morales Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 002005003
- Description
- Bigelow's evacuation apparatus, which consists of an oval orange rubber bulb with three openings, to which three metal pieces are attached; two pieces have stopcocks and are open-ended; the other has a clear, round glass bulb attached; one stopcock attachment ends with a convex piece; a metal band …
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- Accession Number
- 002005003
- Collection
- Dr. A. Morales Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Urology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Bigelow's evacuation apparatus, which consists of an oval orange rubber bulb with three openings, to which three metal pieces are attached; two pieces have stopcocks and are open-ended; the other has a clear, round glass bulb attached; one stopcock attachment ends with a convex piece; a metal band connects the other stopcock piece with the glass bulb piece.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used at Kingston General Hosptial by Dr. A. Morales.
- Maker
- G. U. Manufacturing Co.
- Site Made (City)
- London
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Date Remarks
- Very similar to item in 1957 catalogue
- Material
- metal: silver
- rubber: orange
- glass: clear
- Inscriptions
- The number "40" is stamped into the metal in several places; "G.U. MAN CO // LONDON" is stamped into the metal band.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-4
- Dimension Notes
- Length 28.3 cm x Width 17.0 cm x Depth 8.2 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The rubber at the metal attachment points was significantly stressed and cracked; there was no sign of metal corrosion, the glass had no chips or breaks, and the rubber was still flexible; pieces that could once be removed could be no longer, due to the rubber deterioration; #2: rubber ripped close to metal attachment, glass vial, steel; #3: rubber requires special trateatment.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Dr. A. Morales; "A Catalogue of Operation Tables, Sterilizers, Hospital Furniture, Surgical Instruments, Appliances, Ligatures & Sutures," by Allen & Hanburys Ltd., 1957, p. 4023 (similar to Fig. 36500)
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bladder / urethro pressure transducer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1720
- Dates
- 1965
- 1975
- circa 1965-1975
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 996013015 a-c
- Description
- A pressure catheter consisting of three main parts: green rubber insertion tube with red marks, half a centimeter apart, and three black catheterizing tubes with metal heads joined by an orange rubber tube; a pressure transducer made of a metal cylinder with a thick, clear plastic head with two kno…
- Accession Number
- 996013015 a-c
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Transducers, Pressure
- Urology -- instrumentation
- Description
- A pressure catheter consisting of three main parts: green rubber insertion tube with red marks, half a centimeter apart, and three black catheterizing tubes with metal heads joined by an orange rubber tube; a pressure transducer made of a metal cylinder with a thick, clear plastic head with two knob-like extensions -- one at the top and one to the side, extending on a diagonal; knobs have lock levers and hollow tubular extensions for attaching onto catheter guides; a grey rubber conducting cord with a 6-prong plug at the end.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - catheter tubes - Size: Length 48.0 cm. x Width 9.0 mm.
- b - pressure transducer - Size: Length 14.5 cm. x Diameter12.0 cm.
- c - conducting cord - Size: Length 471.2 cm.
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. J. A. Low at the Bladder Function Clinic, Kingston General Hosptial, from 1965 to 1975.
- Maker
- Statham
- Site Made (City)
- Hato Rey
- Site Made (Country)
- Puerto Rico
- Dates
- 1965
- 1975
- circa 1965-1975
- Date Remarks
- Dates used in Bladder Function Clinic
- Material
- metal: silver
- plastic: clear
- rubber: grey; black; orange; green
- wire: white; green; red
- Inscriptions
- (b) "9914 // P23AC // 0 TO 75 cmHg 12 Y.MAX. // [script] Statham // Hato Rey, Puerto Rico."; lock lever: "B-D // MS02"; electric plug: "Cannon"; rubber plug face: "1 2 3 4 5 6"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-1
- Condition Remarks
- Rubber hose over wiring has broken away where it attaches to the pressure transducer, exposing electrical wiring; paint (?) specks on metal and plastic surface of pressure transducer; orange rubber connecting tube on urethral rod is disintegrating -- dry, cracked; green residue on lock levers of pressure transducer; green urethral rod surface is rough; rubber here is starting to dry up and disintegrate; #2: rubber is deteriorating, some corrosion of metal; #3: rubber requires special treatment.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Other
- Reference Comments
- Dr. James A. Low; see also 996.013.006-.016
- Research Facts
- Instrument used to measure bladder and urethral pressure; low pressure indicated poor bladder control; instrument required calibration from time to time
Brodie's-style male catheter
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1512
- Dates
- 1920
- 1930
- circa 1920-1930
- Collection
- Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 993004120 a-b
- Description
- Metal #10 male catheter with solid insert ending in flattened wire
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- Accession Number
- 993004120 a-b
- Collection
- Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- Metal #10 male catheter with solid insert ending in flattened wire
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - catheter - Size: Length 27.5 cm. x Width 1.8 cm. x Diameter0.4 cm.
- b - insert - Size: Length 27.5 cm. x Diameter1.5 cm.
- Maker
- Jetter & Scheerer Corp.
- Site Made (City)
- Tuttlingen
- Site Made (Country)
- Germany
- Dates
- 1920
- 1930
- circa 1920-1930
- Date Remarks
- American Hospital Supply Catalog order # 40395
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- Stamped on shaft: "KNY SCHEERER GERMANY 10"; and the J.F. Hartz Logo
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-2
- Reference Types
- Document
- Reference Comments
- "Kny-Scheerer Illustrations of Surgical Instruments," 21st ed., 1915, p. 4057
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Brown-Buerger cystoscope
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- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 996013006 a-u
- Description
- A Brown-Buerger cystoscope consisting of a custom-made walnut case, hinged along one side, an examining telescope at top, an obdurator, a double catheterizing telescope, a concave and convex sheath, cleaning rod, brown conducting cord at bottom and assorted rubber tips, a connecting nipple, cathete…
- Accession Number
- 996013006 a-u
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- A Brown-Buerger cystoscope consisting of a custom-made walnut case, hinged along one side, an examining telescope at top, an obdurator, a double catheterizing telescope, a concave and convex sheath, cleaning rod, brown conducting cord at bottom and assorted rubber tips, a connecting nipple, catheter clip and light bulb case in case with sliding lid at top left.
- Number Of Parts
- 21
- Part Names
- a - walnut case - Size: Length 34.0 cm. x Width 15.6 cm. x Depth 6.0 cm.
- b - sliding metal lid for inside case - Size: Length 20.7 cm. x Width 2.9 cm. x Depth 1.0 mm.
- c - examining telescope - Size: Length 26.5 cm. x Width 3.5 cm. x Depth 4.0 mm.
- d - concave sheath - Size: Length 24.5 cm. x Width 5.1 cm. x Depth 5.0 mm.
- e - obdurator - Size: Length 25.7 cm. x Width 1.3 cm. x Depth 4.0 mm.
- f - double catheterizing telescope - Size: Length 29.0 cm. x Width 3.5 cm. x Depth 4.0 mm.
- g - convex sheath - Size: Length 24.5 cm. x Width 5.1 cm. x Depth 5.0 mm.
- h - conductor cord - Size: Length 197.8 cm. x Width 11.0 cm. x Depth 1.1 cm.
- i - cleaning hook - Size: Length 26.5 cm. x Width 1.8 cm. x Depth 3.0 mm.
- j - plastic lightbulb case - outer - Size: Length 7.2 cm. x Width 1.6 cm. x Depth 1.1 cm.
- k - plastic lightbulb case - inner - Size: Length 7.0 cm. x Width 1.2 cm. x Depth 7.0 mm.
- l - catheter clip - Size: Length 4.6 cm. x Width 1.5 cm. x Depth 6.0 mm.
- m - connecting nipple - Size: Length 2.3 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
- n-o - rubber nipple, black (x2) - Size: Length 1.2 cm. x Width 9.0 mm.
- p-q - rubber nipple, ochre (x2) - Size: Length 1.7 cm. x Width 7.0 mm.
- r-s - rubber nipple, black (small) (x2) - Size: Length 1.3 cm. x Width 8.0 mm.
- t-u - rubber nipple, ochre (small) (x2) - Size: Length 1.2 cm. x Width 8.0 mm.
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. J.A. Low at the Bladder Function Clinic, KGH, from 1965 to 1970
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Date Remarks
- Exact models listed in ACMI Catalogue for 1952
- Material
- wood: brown
- glass: clear
- plastic: brown; black
- metal: silver
- rubber: black; yellow
- Inscriptions
- (a) sticker on case reads, "INGRAM & BELL // LIMITED // TORONTO // MONTREAL - WINNIPEG - CALGARY VANCOUVER"; nameplate reads, "BROWN-BUERGER // CYSTOSCOPE // OCCASIONALLY GREASE CONE OF TELESCOPE TO PREVENT LEAKAGE // AND ASSURE SMOOTH ACTION OF LOCK. TO RENEW LAMP, UNSCREW // LAMP CHAMBER CAP USING RUBBER TIP AS ILLUSTRATED. // THE CORRECT LAMP FOR // THIS INSTRUMENT IS: // A . C . M . I . NO 49L // CYSTOSCOPE // RUBBER TIP // GREASE THREADS BEFORE REPLACING TO EFFECTIVELY SEAL LAMP // CHAMBER AGAINST ADMISSION OF MOISTURE. TO AVOID DAMAGE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, USE GENUINE LAMPS WHICH ARE STAMPED "A . C . M . I" // FOR YOUR PROTECTION. // AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC // DESIGNERS AND SOLE PRODUCES OF WAPPLER AND ACMI INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900 // NEW YORK, U.S.A."; (lock): "PRESTO LOCK // CO"; (b) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. // NEW YORK, N.Y. // WAPPLER A . C . M . I . TRADE MARK DESIGNERS AND SOLE PRODUCERS OF WAPPLER AND A.C.M.I. INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900"; (c) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC., N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 188417"; (d) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // LAMP NO 49L // 16F."; (e) "A.C.M.I. // 11 // 16FR"; (f) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 186246 // 16F" - "LID UP" - "LID UP"; (g) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // LAMP NO 49L // 16F"; (h) "ACMI [4X]"; (j) in script, "AMERICAN // CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC.."; (m) "B-D"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E7-9
- Condition Remarks
- (a) surface varnish has flaked off on 20% of top and bottom surfaces; interior rim is also worn and surface around central swinging arm; (c) good condition, small signs of wear around male cone and lock pins; (d) rust visible in conical portion of head; metal plating worn off to expose brasscoloured base metal around flange; padding around lamp looks brittle and deteriorated; (e) metal surface is mottled; shiny areas of metal have given way to dull areas over 50-60% of surface; (f) normal signs of wear around male cone and lock pins; (g) rust visible in conical portion of head; metal plating worn off to expose brass-coloured base metal around flange; padding around lamp looks brittle and has deteriorated around top of lamp; (h) greenish accretion under clip of rotating contacts; white powdery accretion on black plastic head where it attaches to metal tongue; black marks on arm of left plug; (i) same mottled surface as obdurator (e); shiny areas give way to dull areas; (b) surface accretion next to trade mark at word "MARK"; some slight discolouration of surface on black surface under "CAN" of "AMERICAN"; some white specks (chips?) on black surface on reverse; (l) surface speckles of black and brown; very small and minimal number; (o-u) dusty
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Urological and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Equipment" by American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., pp. 30-31, 38, 146; Dr. James A. Low
- Research Facts
- Cystoscopes were developed in Europe in the 1870's; ACMI began the American manufacture of cystoscopes in 1908; please see photocopies of instruments; used for examining bladders, urethra, inserting catheters; 16F size most commonly used
Brown-Buerger cystoscope
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1712
- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 996013007 a-s
- Description
- A Brown-Buerger cystoscope consisting of a custom-made walnut case, hinged along one side, an examining telescope with grey eyepiece, a convex sheath with curved beak, a double catheterizing telescope with black eyepiece, an obdurator, a brown rubber conducting cord at the bottom of the case with t…
- Accession Number
- 996013007 a-s
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- A Brown-Buerger cystoscope consisting of a custom-made walnut case, hinged along one side, an examining telescope with grey eyepiece, a convex sheath with curved beak, a double catheterizing telescope with black eyepiece, an obdurator, a brown rubber conducting cord at the bottom of the case with two plugs and rotating clip; an interior case with sliding metal lid located at top left corner contains a small silver metal jar of yellow grease, four ochre and four black rubber nipples, a catheter clip, and a connecting nipple.
- Number Of Parts
- 19
- Part Names
- a - walnut case - Size: Length 37.4 cm. x Width 17.7 cm. x Depth 3.5 cm.
- b - sliding metal lid for inside case - Size: Length 20.7 cm. x Width 2.9 cm. x Depth 1.0 mm.
- c - double catheterizing telescope - Size: Length 28.9 cm. x Width 4.2 cm. x Depth 1.1 cm.
- d - obdurator - Size: Length 25.7 cm. x Width 1.6 cm. x Depth 2.0 mm.
- e - examining telescope - Size: Length 26.6 cm. x Width 3.2 cm. x Depth 4.0 mm.
- f - convex sheath - Size: Length 24.5 cm. x Width 4.9 cm. x Depth 6.0 mm.
- g - conducting cord - Size: Length 199.2 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
- h - cleaning hook - Size: Length 26.4 cm. x Width 1.3 cm. x Depth 3.0 mm.
- i - catheter clip - Size: Length 26.5 cm. x Width 1.8 cm. x Depth 3.0 mm.
- j - plastic lightbulb case - outer - Size: Length 7.2 cm. x Width 1.6 cm. x Depth 1.1 cm.
- k - plastic lightbulb case - inner - Size: Length 7.0 cm. x Width 1.2 cm. x Depth 7.0 mm.
- l - catheter clip - Size: Length 4.6 cm. x Width 1.5 cm. x Depth 6.0 mm.
- j - connecting nipple - Size: Length 2.3 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
- k - grease jar - lid - Size: x Diameter8.1 cm.
- l - grease jar - Size: x Diameter8.1 cm.
- m-n - rubber nipple, black (x2) - Size: Length 1.7 cm. x Width 9.0 mm.
- o-p - rubber nipple, ochre (x2) - Size: Length 1.7 cm. x Width 8.0 mm.
- q-r - rubber nipple, black (small) (x2) - Size: Length 1.3 cm. x Width 8.0 mm.
- s-t - rubber nipple, ochre (small) (x2) - Size: Length 1.2 cm. x Width 8.0 mm.
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. J. A. Low at the Bladder Function Clinic, Kingston General Hospital, from 1965 to 1970.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Date Remarks
- Exact models listed in ACMI Catalogue for 1952
- Material
- wood: brown
- glass: clear
- rubber: brown; black; yellow
- metal: silver
- plastic: black; grey
- Inscriptions
- (a) sticker on interior of case reads, "INGRAM & BELL // LIMITED // TORONTO // MONTREAL - WINNIPEG CALGARY - VANCOUVER"; nameplate reads, "BROWN-BUERGER // CYSTOSCOPE // OCCASIONALLY GREASE CONE OF TELESCOPE TO PREVENT LEAKAGE // AND ASSURE SMOOTH ACTION OF LOCK. TO RENEW LAMP, UNSCREW // LAMP CHAMBER CAP USING RUBBER TIP AS ILLUSTRATED. // THE CORRECT LAMP FOR // THIS INSTRUMENT IS: // A.C.M.I. NO 49L // CYSTOSCOPE // RUBBER TIP // GREASE THREADS BEFORE REPLACING TO EFFECTIVELY SEAL LAMP // CHAMBER AGAINST ADMISSION OF MOISTURE. TO AVOID DAMAGE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, USE GENUINE LAMPS WHICH ARE STAMPED "A . C . M . I" // FOR YOUR PROTECTION. // AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC // DESIGNERS AND SOLE PRODUCES OF WAPPLER AND ACMI INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900 // NEW YORK, U.S.A."; (lock): "PRESTO LOCK // CO"; (b) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. // NEW YORK, N.Y. // WAPPLER A . C . M . I . TRADE MARK DESIGNERS AND SOLE PRODUCERS OF WAPPLER AND A.C.M.I. INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900"; (e) "16F" "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC., N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 188415"; (c) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 176603" "LID UP" (2x) "16F"; (d) "A.C.M.I. // 11 // 16FR"; (f) "LAMP NO 49L // 16F // AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A."; (g) "ACMI" (4x); (k) "A.C.M.I. // GREASE"; (i) "A.C. M.I."; (j) "B-D"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E7-9
- Condition Remarks
- (a) gouging scrapes on lid surface; longest is 9 cm; similar condition along bottom surface; largest gouge located 5 cm from left side and 1 cm from front edge; interior in good condition; one scrape on edge of central block used to house instruments; 8 spots of shiny clear accretions (glue?) on bottom inside surface; (c) one spot of corrosion 3 mm left of "16F"; dark green deposits (cleaning solution?) on lock pins; slight corrosion around base of telescope and around the heads of the
- catheter guides; SHEATH FOR THIS TELESCOPE, LIKELY CONCAVE, IS MISSING; (d) opaque white residue on lock pins; green substance also evident in same location; (e) corrosion around base of telescope; green substance located on lock pins; one scrape on telescopic tip; (f) excellent condition with the exception of green substance deposits on lock lever base and on interior of lock lever (possibly grease?); (g) green deposits around base of rotating contact
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Urological and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Equipment" by American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., pp. 30-31, 38, 146; Dr. James A. Low
- Research Facts
- Cystoscopes were developed in Europe in the 1870's; ACMI began the American manufacture of cystoscopes in 1908; please see photocopies of instruments; used for examining bladders, urethra, inserting catheters; 16F (French) size most commonly used
Brown-Buerger cystoscope
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1713
- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 996013008 a-t
- Description
- A Brown-Buerger cystoscope consisting of a custom-made walnut case, hinged along one side, an examining telescope, a convex sheath with curved beak, a double catheterizing telescope with two catheter heads (no rubber nipples), an obdurator with a tapered conical head; an interior case with sliding …
- Accession Number
- 996013008 a-t
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- A Brown-Buerger cystoscope consisting of a custom-made walnut case, hinged along one side, an examining telescope, a convex sheath with curved beak, a double catheterizing telescope with two catheter heads (no rubber nipples), an obdurator with a tapered conical head; an interior case with sliding black metal lid located at top left corner contains a small silver metal jar of yellow grease, an oval-shaped catheter clip, a silver-coloured metal connecting nipple, four black rubber nipples and four ochre-coloured rubber nipples (two sizes).
- Number Of Parts
- 20
- Part Names
- a - walnut case - Size: Length 36.9 cm. x Width 18.0 cm. x Depth 6.5 cm.
- b - sliding metal lid for inside case - Size: Length 20.7 cm. x Width 2.9 cm. x Depth 1.0 mm.
- c - examining telescope - Size: Length 25.9 cm. x Width 3.4 cm. x Depth 5.0 mm.
- d - convex sheath - Size: Length 25.0 cm. x Width 5.0 cm. x Depth 6.0 mm.
- e - obdurator - Size: Length 25.7 cm. x Width 1.7 cm. x Depth 3.0 mm.
- f - double catheterizing telescope - Size: Length 28.7 cm. x Width 4.2 cm. x Depth 6.0 mm.
- g - concave sheath - Size: Length 25.0 cm. x Width 5.7 cm. x Depth 7.0 mm.
- h - cleaning hook - Size: Length 26.3 cm. x Width 1.8 cm. x Depth 3.0 mm.
- i - catheter clip - Size: Length 6.8 cm. x Width 2.0 cm. x Depth 6.0 mm.
- j - connector nipple - Size: Length 2.3 cm. x Width 1.0 mm.
- k - grease jar - Size: x Width 1.9 cm. x Diameter8.0 cm.
- l - grease jar lid - Size: x Width 6.0 mm. x Diameter8.0 cm.
- m-n - rubber nipple - black (x2) - Size: Length 1.7 cm. x Width 9.0 mm.
- o-p - rubber nipple - ochre (x2) - Size: Length 1.7 cm. x Width 9.0 mm.
- q-r - rubber nipple - small black (x2) - Size: Length 1.3 cm. x Width 8.0 mm.
- s-t - rubber nipple, ochre (small) (x2) - Size: Length 1.3 cm. x Width 8.0 mm.
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. J. A. Low at the Bladder Function Clinic, Kingston General Hospital, from 1965 to 1970.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Date Remarks
- Exact models listed in ACMI Catalogue for 1952
- Material
- wood: brown
- rubber: brown; black; yellow
- metal: silver
- plastic: black; grey
- Inscriptions
- (a) sticker on interior of case reads, "INGRAM & BELL // LIMITED // TORONTO // MONTREAL - WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER"; nameplate reads, "BROWN-BUERGER // CYSTOSCOPE // OCCASIONALLY GREASE CONE OF TELESCOPE TO PREVENT LEAKAGE // AND ASSURE SMOOTH ACTION OF LOCK. TO RENEW LAMP, UNSCREW // LAMP CHAMBER CAP USING RUBBER TIP AS ILLUSTRATED. // THE CORRECT LAMP FOR // THIS INSTRUMENT IS: // A.C.M.I. NO 51 // CYSTOSCOPE // RUBBER TIP // GREASE THREADS BEFORE REPLACING TO EFFECTIVELY SEAL LAMP // CHAMBER AGAINST ADMISSION OF MOISTURE. TO AVOID DAMAGE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, USE GENUINE LAMPS WHICH ARE STAMPED "A . C . M . I" // FOR YOUR PROTECTION. // AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC // DESIGNERS AND SOLE PRODUCES OF WAPPLER AND ACMI INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900 // NEW YORK, U.S.A."; (lock): "PRESTO LOCK // CO"; (b) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. // NEW YORK, N.Y. // WAPPLER A . C . M . I . TRADE MARK DESIGNERS AND SOLE PRODUCERS OF WAPPLER AND A.C.M.I. INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900"; (f) "21F" "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC., N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 177443"; (g) "LAMP NO 51 // 21F // AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE IN U.S.A. // .18 " (e) "A.C.M.I. // 18 // 21F"; (c) "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE // IN U.S.A. // 21F" "179652"; (d) "18" "LAMP // NO 51 // 21F // AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE // IN U.S.A."; (k) "A.C.M.I. // GREASE"; (i) "A.C. M.I."; (j) "B-D"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E7-9
- Condition Remarks
- (a) slight/moderate scratching of top surface; deepest scratch is 1 cm located 3 cm from front edge and 14.5 cm from left side; bottom surface veneer is flaking off along front edge; lock has rust spots over 20% of surface; interior: shiny patches on bottom surface -- hardened clear substance (6 spots); (b) one-third of back surface has changed colour to a light grey; (c) green residue on lock pins; (d) lamp padding in beak has reddish discolouration; rust spots on interior surface at mouth of lock lever; green residue on exterior at base of lock lever; (f) green residue on lock pins; corrosion on telescope 8.5 cm from tip; corrosion is 1.6 cm long; (g) green residue at base of lock lever; green residue also evident in interior of lock lever at the mouth; pinkish discolouration of padding around light bulb
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Urological and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Equipment" by American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., pp. 30-31, 38, 146; Dr. James A. Low
- Research Facts
- Cystoscopes were developed in Europe in the 1870's; ACMI began the American manufacture of cystoscopes in 1908; please see photocopies of instruments; used for examining bladders, urethra, inserting catheters; 16F (French) size most commonly used (refers to the size of the instruments)
Brown-Buerger cystoscope
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact5976
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 1969.316.1 a-k
- Description
- Cystoscope with accessories and unlined wooden case (k), consisting of: (a) cystoscope, concave sheath, angular tip, screw-on light bulb at tip; (b) a double catheterizing telescope with lenses; (c) a telescope with lenses that fits (a) and (f); (d,e) obturators; (f) cystoscope with convex sheath a…
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- Accession Number
- 1969.316.1 a-k
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- Cystoscope with accessories and unlined wooden case (k), consisting of: (a) cystoscope, concave sheath, angular tip, screw-on light bulb at tip; (b) a double catheterizing telescope with lenses; (c) a telescope with lenses that fits (a) and (f); (d,e) obturators; (f) cystoscope with convex sheath and angular tip; (g) stylet (?), a straight wire with a loop at one end and a threaded tip; (h) cylindrical wooden container of lubricant; (i) sliding metal lid for a compartment in the case; (j) cardboard box of extra lamps containing two bulbs on tiny springs.
- Number Of Parts
- 11
- Part Names
- a - cystoscope - Size: Length 24.75 cm
- b - double catheterizing telescope - Size: Length 28.5 cm
- c - telescope - Size: Length 25.5 cm
- d - obturator
- e - obturator
- f - cystoscope - Size: Length 24.5 cm
- g - stylet
- h - lubricant container - Size: Length 1.8 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- i - sliding lid
- j - cardboard box - Size: Length 3.5 cm x Width 2.3 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
- k - case
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source unknown.
- Maker
- Wappler Electric Co., Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Date Remarks
- Patent dates ranging from 1903 to 1912
- Material
- metal: silver
- glass: clear
- wood: brown
- Inscriptions
- On (i): "WAPPLER ELECTRIC CO., INC., NEW YORK, U.S.A."; on lid: "INGRAM & BELL Limited // Physicians and Hospital Supplies TORONTO"; on inside of lid: "BROWN-BUERGER CYSTOSCOPE"; on (b) : "LID UP"; on (j): "EXTRA LAMPS"; "PAT. NOV. 8 910"; "PAT. MARCH 24, 1903, PAT. JULY 25, 1905"' "PATS. APRIL 2, 1912"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E7-9
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Other
- Reference Comments
- Ingram & Bell catalogue, 1909, p. 147 (item #JJ21); similar to 1969.13.1
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Brown-Buerger cystoscope sheath
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1717
- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 996013012
- Description
- An American Cystoscope Makers sheath with a concave beak; sheath is hollow with openings at both ends; bottom end has small lamp next to a screw-off tip which is used to replace used lamps; mouth has lock lever, two stopcocks and two circular rims called flanges, where a rotating contact is normall…
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- Accession Number
- 996013012
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- An American Cystoscope Makers sheath with a concave beak; sheath is hollow with openings at both ends; bottom end has small lamp next to a screw-off tip which is used to replace used lamps; mouth has lock lever, two stopcocks and two circular rims called flanges, where a rotating contact is normally attached; sheath rod is slightly oval.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. J.A. Low at the Bladder Function Clinic, Kingston General Hospital, from 1965 to 1975.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1945
- 1955
- circa 1945-1955
- Date Remarks
- Exact model illustrated in ACMI Catalogue for 1952
- Material
- metal: silver
- rubber: black
- glass: clear
- Inscriptions
- "16F. // LAMP // No ["o" superscripted] 49L // AMERICAN CYSTOCSCOPE // MAKERS, INC. N.Y. // MADE // IN U.S.A."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E7-10
- Dimension Notes
- Length 24.4 cm. x Width 5.9 cm. x Depth 6.0 mm.
- Condition Remarks
- Signs of wear around flange frome contact with rotating contact; green residue in dried patches on lock level (outside) next to lever and at the "L" of "LAMP" between stopcocks
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Urological and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Equipment", American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., pp. 36 & 37; Dr. James A. Low
- Research Facts
- Part of a Brown-Bueger cystoscope kit; 16F (French) concave sheaths used in most cystoscopes; used in operations of the bladder (such as destroying tumours)
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- Dates
- 1955
- 1965
- circa 1955-1965
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 996013031 a-k
- Description
- A calibrator consisting of two infusion bottles with attachable metal handles at top and emptying into a latex hose; each is joined at their distal end by a three-way glass connector so that liquid runs into one hose; hose continues downward and attaches to a long, narrow glass tube into which is i…
- Accession Number
- 996013031 a-k
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- A calibrator consisting of two infusion bottles with attachable metal handles at top and emptying into a latex hose; each is joined at their distal end by a three-way glass connector so that liquid runs into one hose; hose continues downward and attaches to a long, narrow glass tube into which is inserted a 3-way catheter of green rubber and black guides; metal clip fits around flange on bottom end of glass tube; catheter guides screw into one stopcock and two transducers; transducers are grey with white plastic stopcocks at one end and a grey conducting cord running out of the bottom of each; conducting cords end with plugs made for a multi-pronged plug.
- Number Of Parts
- 11
- Part Names
- a-b - infusion bottle (x2) - Size: Length 19.0 cm. x Diameter8.0 cm.
- c - latex hose - Size: Length 147.5 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
- d - latex hose - Size: Length 76.3 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
- e - glass connector - Size: Length 9.5 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
- f - latex hose - Size: Length 64.0 cm. x Width 1.0 cm.
- g - pressure catheter - Size: Length 49.5 cm. x Width 5.0 mm.
- h-i - transducer (not including cord)(x2) - Size: Length 11.5 cm. x Width 2.0 cm.
- j - metal plug - Size: Length 13.5 cm. x Width 3.0 cm.
- k - metal plug - Size: Length 5.3 cm. x Width 2.7 cm.
- l - metal clip - Size: Length 9.3 cm. x Width 5.0 cm.
- m - glass sterilizer chamber - Size: Length 62.2 cm. x Diameter4.0 cm.
- Provenance
- Set up by Dr. Low in Toronto in the early 1960's; used in the Kingston General Hospital Bladder Function Clinic 1965-1996.
- Dates
- 1955
- 1965
- circa 1955-1965
- Date Remarks
- Used by Dr. J. A. Low in Toronto before he moved to Kingston in 1965.
- Material
- plastic: clear; blue; grey
- latex: yellow
- metal: silver; yellow
- glass: clear
- tape: beige
- rubber: grey; black
- Inscriptions
- Bottles: numbered 0-400 ml; metal clip on tube: "PAT. 2397438 // [in script] Thomas // PHILA. U.S.A. // No. 35"; transducers: "OFF" 4x on levers; also, on tape on transducers: #1 "URETHRA"; #2 "BLADDER"; on plugs: (tape) "P3"; "P4"; on blue tape: "BIOMED"; on metal: "CANNON // ITT CANNONMS310A14S-5SCC2 // AMPHENOL 3057-6 // -WK-6-21C-5/16"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-L1-6
- Condition Remarks
- Both infusion bottles have water trapped inside; black rubber stoppers have disintegrated somewhat, leaving black specks floating in the water; pale grime also on inside walls of bottles; latex tubing (all three) is disintegrating wherever it is stretched over attachments; catheter, with homemade balloon, is in good condition; lever action still good on all stopcocks; transducers have pieces of tape wrapped around each; yellow stains on transducer marked "Bladder" in stopcock mechanism and where it attaches to catheter guide; plug marked "P4" has sticky (tape?) residue on rubber section; each plug has a piece of masking tape attached; tape is dry but not yet pulling away; #2: rubber is cracked and stuck to glass; glass is dirty; #3: lots of rubber requiring special treatment; unidentified residue inside bottles.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Gillian Major
- Research Facts
- Used to calibrate recording device for measuring bladder / urethra pressure; bottles held water which emptied into the glass tube sterilizing chamber; special three-way pressure recording catheter in sterilizing chamber was hooked up to two Strathern transducers which sent information down conducting cords to plugs which were attached to the recording device; the bottles are the calibrators; they were filled with water and attached to the wall; balloon catheter made by Gill Major, Dr. Low's nurse, of penrose drain and black silk thread; had to be made under water and lasted only 6 months
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 997001774
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- Accession Number
- 997001774
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine.
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-C1-2
- Condition Remarks
- #2: rubber is very stiff
- Copy Type
- Original
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- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 997001775
- Accession Number
- 997001775
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-C1-2
- Condition Remarks
- #2: rubber is very stiff
- Copy Type
- Original
- Dates
- 1900
- 1910
- circa 1900-1910
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 1976.6.62
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- Accession Number
- 1976.6.62
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Urinary catheterization
- Urology
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J. Hannah of Toronto; Dr. Weston L. Herriman.
- Dates
- 1900
- 1910
- circa 1900-1910
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-2
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Document
- Reference Comments
- UHN artefact files;
- Research Facts
- This artefact is part of a set of surgical instruments belonging to Dr. Weston L. Herriman, who was one of the first nine students who graduated in 1855 from the newly formed School of Medicine at the Church of Scotland-affiliated University of Queen's College (1854, Kingston, Ont.). The nine senior students had transferred from the Anglican Upper Canada School of Medicine (Toronto) to the new school at Queen's.
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- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 997002350
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- Accession Number
- 997002350
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine.
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Copy Type
- Original
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catheter clamp
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact675
- Dates
- 1935
- circa 1935
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 995002055 a-c
- Description
- C-shaped clamp with a screw attachment and a bent piece of metal at 90 deg angle; the screw attachment moves the bent piece of metal up to the top of the C-shaped piece which allows a catheter to be clamped between them.
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- Accession Number
- 995002055 a-c
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Urinary Catheterization -- instrumentation
- Urology -- instrumentation
- MM= Grasping and Fixating -- clamp
- Description
- C-shaped clamp with a screw attachment and a bent piece of metal at 90 deg angle; the screw attachment moves the bent piece of metal up to the top of the C-shaped piece which allows a catheter to be clamped between them.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- Size: Length 3.2 cm. x Width 4.4 cm.
- Provenance
- Margaret Kirkpatrick Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1935.
- Dates
- 1935
- circa 1935
- Material
- metal: silver
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-2
- Condition Remarks
- Clamp shows no corrosion on the metal; the screw turns freely
- Copy Type
- Original
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catheter guide
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact983
- Dates
- 1930
- 1950
- circa 1930-1950
- Collection
- Dr. James Howard Walmsey Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 996029002
- Description
- Catheter guide consists of a heavy-gauge steel wire, bent into a roughly pentagonal shape at one end for a handle; curved at the other end with a rounded tip; has been bent again above the handle.
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- Accession Number
- 996029002
- Collection
- Dr. James Howard Walmsey Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Description
- Catheter guide consists of a heavy-gauge steel wire, bent into a roughly pentagonal shape at one end for a handle; curved at the other end with a rounded tip; has been bent again above the handle.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Dr. James Howard Walmsey, graduated Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine Class of 1915.
- Maker
- Sklar
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1930
- 1950
- circa 1930-1950
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "SKLAR USA STAIN..."; appears to have been "STAINLESS STEEL" but has been smoothed away
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D1-2
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 28.4 cm. x Width: 9.3 cm. x Depth: 3.4 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- In excellent condition, although it has been bent into a shape which was not original (i.e., bent to fit the medical bag in which it came)
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Kathleen Girard (granddaughter); SKLAR Catalogue, c1960 p. 299;
- Research Facts
- Dr. Walmsey (1890-1969) graduated Queen's Arts 1912, Queen's Meds 1915; practiced in Prince Edward County from 1920-1969
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catheter plugs
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact4664
- Dates
- 1950
- 1970
- circa 1950-1970
- Collection
- Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment, General
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 000003111 a-g
- Description
- Box (a) is white cardboard with green printing; it is rectangular with two wide, long sides, two narrow, long sides and two short sides with two inner flaps and an outer flap; a finger groove is cut into the cardboard along the edge of one long, wide side to allow access to the flap of one short si…
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- Accession Number
- 000003111 a-g
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment, General
- Urology
- Description
- Box (a) is white cardboard with green printing; it is rectangular with two wide, long sides, two narrow, long sides and two short sides with two inner flaps and an outer flap; a finger groove is cut into the cardboard along the edge of one long, wide side to allow access to the flap of one short side; a seam runs along one of the long, wide sides; catheter plugs (b-g) are nylon peg-like objects; each has a rectangular end with rounded sides; the two longer, wider sides are concave; the nylon peg tapers at the bottom of this rectangular block to form a narrow, conical extension with a rounded end.
- Number Of Parts
- 7
- Part Names
- a - box - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
- b - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
- c - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
- d - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
- e - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
- g - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
- Provenance
- Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital.
- Maker
- C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- Murray Hill
- Site Made (State)
- New Jersey
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1950
- 1970
- circa 1950-1970
- Date Remarks
- Similar item identified in a 1960 catalogue
- Material
- cardboard: white; green
- nylon: white
- Inscriptions
- Front of box reads, "CATALOG // NUMBER // 414 // ONE // DOZEN // MADE IN U.S.A." in the top proper right-hand corner, contained by two perpendicular green lines; to the proper left of this corner, printing reads, "BARD // LARGE NYLON // CATHETER PLUG"; along the bottom of the front of the box (both long sides) it reads, "Manufactured For // C.R. BARD, Inc. Murray Hill, N.J."; on the outer flaps of the two shortest sides, green printing reads, "CAT. // NO. // 414" in the proper right-hand corner, and "BARD // LARGE NYLON // CATHETER PLUG" to the proper left; a vertical line separates these two sets of words; on the proper left inner flap of the shortest side with the finger groove, "P1013" is printed; on the wider end of each of the catheter plugs, on the rounded bottom, "BARD" appears in raised nylon letters.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-1
- Condition Remarks
- Box is yellowing slightly; several light brown stains are on the box: a circular one on the outside flap of the short side without the groove, a black mark at the corner of one long, narrow side, three small brown marks on the proper right side of one long, wide side, two brown marks along the edge of the opposite long, wide side, and another round brown mark on the outer flap of the other short side; the seams and creases show signs of wear; the flaps of both short sides are becoming brittle.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," the J. F. Hartz Co., 1960, p. 157 (similar to item 7-414)
- Research Facts
- According to the catalogue, these are used "for occluding drainage channel of Foley catheters, tubes and drains."
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- Dates
- 1880
- 1910
- circa 1880-1910
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 1969.180.1 a-h
- Description
- A set of five silver catheters (a-e) in a velvet-lined case (g,h), with a brown leather probe (f); yellow maker's label in lid.
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- Accession Number
- 1969.180.1 a-h
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Urinary catheterization
- Urology -- instrumentation
- Description
- A set of five silver catheters (a-e) in a velvet-lined case (g,h), with a brown leather probe (f); yellow maker's label in lid.
- Number Of Parts
- 8
- Part Names
- a - catheter #10 - Size: Length 22.2 cm
- b - catheter #8 - Size: Length 22.2 cm
- c - catheter #5 - Size: Length 22.2 cm
- d - catheter #6 - Size: Length 22.2 cm
- e - catheter #3 - Size: Length 22.2 cm
- f - probe - Size: Length 31.8 cm
- g - case top
- h - case bottom - Size: Length 36.0 cm x Width 13.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source unknown.
- Maker
- W. & H. Hutchinson
- Site Made (City)
- Sheffield
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1880
- 1910
- circa 1880-1910
- Material
- metal: silver
- leather: brown; yellow
- fabric: red
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E7-14
- Condition Remarks
- Box broken, parts missing; #3: leather case deteriorating and falling apart.
- Copy Type
- Original
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catheters and uterine douches
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6347
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 1970.8.10
- Description
- A cream-coloured flannel fabric hand-stitched to form a roll-up pouch; two tapes attached to the outside; contains 15 catheters.
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- Accession Number
- 1970.8.10
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Urinary catheterization
- Irrigation
- Urology -- instrumentation
- Description
- A cream-coloured flannel fabric hand-stitched to form a roll-up pouch; two tapes attached to the outside; contains 15 catheters.
- Number Of Parts
- 16
- Part Names
- pouch (unrolled) - Size: Length 52.0 cm x Width 36.0 cm
- catheters
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: estate of Harold DeWitt Ball via Dr. Olive Ibberson.
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Material
- fabric: cream
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- Pouch is labelled, "SILVER CATHETERS" in ink.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E7-14
- Condition Remarks
- Pouch is discoloured, stained, and dirty.
- Copy Type
- Original
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catheter stylet
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6773
- Dates
- 1920
- 1950
- circa 1930-1950
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- Accession Number
- 1975.3.54
- Description
- Wire stylet, straight, smooth, flexible fine wire with a loop at one end; fits inside a sleeve.
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- Accession Number
- 1975.3.54
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Urology
- MeSH Heading
- Urinary catheterization
- Urology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Wire stylet, straight, smooth, flexible fine wire with a loop at one end; fits inside a sleeve.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Leslie W. Black via Dr. A. D. Kelly at the Ontario Medical Association; instruments from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black, Mrs. Black's father-in-law.
- Dates
- 1920
- 1950
- circa 1930-1950
- Material
- metal: silver
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E8-2
- Dimension Notes
- Length 34.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Surgical and diagnostic instruments ca 1890-1900 from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black of Hespeler, Ont.
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