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Aitken thermometer set

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Dates: 1865; circa 1865

Collection: University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 1934.16.1 a-c

Description: Includes two-inch wooden case with instructions and two thermometers, one straight and one bent.

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Accession Number: 1934.16.1 a-c

Collection: University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Body Temperature; Physical Examination

Description: Includes two-inch wooden case with instructions and two thermometers, one straight and one bent.

Number Of Parts: 3

Provenance: Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; previously loaned to AM by Univeristy of Toronto, a permanent loan; donated by Mr. I. H. Cameron.

Maker: L. Casella

Site Made (Country): England

Dates: 1865; circa 1865

Material: glass; mercury; wood

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-4

Temporary Location: On exhibit “Growing Pains: the 1867 Kingston General Hospital Crisis” at Museum of Health Care, 25 June 2017.

Condition Remarks: #2: curved thermometer has no cracks; numbers are slightly faded; straight thermometer has no cracks; metal end has some scratches; box shows some signs of use; stained velvet on the inside; some scratches and dents on the outer surface; no cracks or mould

Copy Type: Original

Reference Types: Book

Reference Comments: "Medicine and its Technology," by A. Davis, 1981, p. 61

Exhibit History: Agnes Etherington Art Centre - July 2002; On exhibit "When Medicine Met Science," Museum of Health Care, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017

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arthrometer

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Dates: 1950; circa 1950

Collection: Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 993004034

Description: Plastic arthrometer has riveted piece used as a pointer to degrees; used for measurement of arthritic swelling and deformation

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Accession Number: 993004034

Collection: Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Arthritis -- diagnosis

Description: Plastic arthrometer has riveted piece used as a pointer to degrees; used for measurement of; arthritic swelling and deformation

Number Of Parts: 1

Provenance: Belonged to Dr. C.M. Bracken

Site Made (Country): United States of America

Dates: 1950; circa 1950

Date Remarks: Valuator Dr. J.R. Scott

Material: plastic: clear; black

Inscriptions: Printed in black: "WHITTIER ARTHROMETER"; embossed on handle: "MADE IN U.S.A."

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-7

Dimension Notes: Length: 15.3 cm. x Width: 4.5 cm. x Depth: 0.4 cm.

Condition Remarks: (no initial comments); # 2: no damage

Reference Types: JPG

Reference Comments: CD #3

Exhibit History: Hall of Honour - Bracken Exhibit

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barium sulphate

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Dates: 1990; 1999; circa 1990-1999

Collection: Bladder Function Clinic Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 996013046

Description: A sealed rectangular bag of barium sulphate, a white powdered mixture; bag has paper backing, a clear plastic front which has a slight blue tint; front has been handwritten on with black felt pen.

Accession Number: 996013046

Collection: Bladder Function Clinic Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Barium Sulfate -- diagnosis; Urology -- instrumentation; Radiography -- instrumentation

Description: A sealed rectangular bag of barium sulphate, a white powdered mixture; bag has paper backing, a clear plastic front which has a slight blue tint; front has been handwritten on with black felt pen.

Number Of Parts: 1

Provenance: Used by Dr. Low in Toronto in the Bladder Function Clinic 1965-1996.

Maker: V. Mueller & Co.

Site Made (City): Deerfield

Site Made (State): Illinois

Site Made (Country): United States of America

Dates: 1990; 1999; circa 1990-1999

Date Remarks: Packaging appears recent; date is uncertain

Material: paper: white; plastic: blue-tinted clear

Inscriptions: On front (by felt pen): "BARIUM // SULPHATE // FAPC L5 DR // LOW"; on inside of paper backing (seen behind powder): "Bater // Tower Dual/Pec ® Sterilization Pouch // Blue bar darkens when steam processed. // Circle appears when Gas processed. // Distributed by Baxter Healthcare Corporation // Deerfield, IL 60015 // Made in USA // V. Mueller // Cat. 90408 // 4" x 8""

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-7

Dimension Notes: Length 19.8 cm. x Width 10.0 cm. x Depth 2.0 cm.

Condition Remarks: Package has been written on with felt pen which has stained paper backing on both sides; some creasing of paper surface; powder is still loose; #2: powder leaking

Copy Type: Original

Reference Types: Person; Other

Reference Comments: Gillian Major; also see all of 996.013

Research Facts: Made into a paste; outlined the urethra on prep. for a cystogram (X-Ray); inserted with syringe and catheter

basal thermometer

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Dates: 1950; 1980; circa 1950-1980

Collection: Barber Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts; Home Health Care

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 013008005

Description: Basal temperature thermometer model TB 312(a) in original box (d-e) with instruction pamphlet (f) and used chart (g) for C. Ashdown from 26 July to 6 November; thermometer in black case (b) and clear plastic cap (c).

Accession Number: 013008005

Collection: Barber Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts; Home Health Care

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Body Temperature -- instrumentation; Thermometers; Weights and Measures

Description: Basal temperature thermometer model TB 312(a) in original box (d-e) with instruction pamphlet (f) and used chart (g) for C. Ashdown from 26 July to 6 November; thermometer in black case (b) and clear plastic cap (c).

Number Of Parts: 7

Part Names: a - thermomter; b - case; c - case cap; d -box bottom; e - box lid; f - instructions; g - chart

Provenance: Items belong to donor's grandfather, Dr. Herbert L. Barber, physician, in Burkes' Falls, Ontario.

Maker: Becton Dickinson and Company

Site Made (City): Rutherford

Site Made (State): New Jersey

Site Made (Country): USA

Dates: 1950; 1980; circa 1950-1980

Material: paper: tan, cream, green; ink: gold, black; plastic: clear, black; glass: transparent

Inscriptions: Printed on box: "A STANDARD OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SINCE 1897 // Basal Temperature Thermometer // FOR DETERMINING TIME OF OVULATION // WITH BASAL TEMPERATURE GRAPH // MANUFACTURED BY Becton, Dickinson and Company // TB 312"

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-4

Length: 16.1 cm

Width: 7.0 cm

Unit Of Measure: centimeters

Dimension Notes: Box measurements

Condition Remarks: Box shows wear around edges

Copy Type: original

Reference Comments: Internet

Research Facts: Basal body temperature thermometers are marketed and sold specifically for women trying to get pregnant. While charting your basal body temperature (BBT) is a good way to track ovulation, one of the biggest benefits to this method is the low expense.; To get an accurate reading, you must take your temperature when you first wake up in the morning, before you even sit up in bed. And you'll need to use a basal thermometer, which is sensitive enough to measure minute changes in body temperature. Try to wake up and take a reading at about the same time each morning.

binaural stethoscope

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Dates: 1950; circa 1950

Collection: Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 993004211 a-b

Description: Binaural stethoscope with tan rubber hose has patented metal cover for diaphragm; rubber is in excellent condition without deterioration; black plastic ear tips; easy clip-on metal cover

Accession Number: 993004211 a-b

Collection: Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Stethoscopes; MM= Auscultation -- stethoscope -- binaural

Description: Binaural stethoscope with tan rubber hose has patented metal cover for diaphragm; rubber is; in excellent condition without deterioration; black plastic ear tips; easy clip-on metal cover

Number Of Parts: 2

Part Names: a - - Size: Length 60.0 cm. x Width 10.0 cm. x Depth 1.0 cm. x Diameter1.0 cm.; b - - Size: x Depth 0.7 cm. x Diameter3.5 cm.

Provenance: Belonged to Dr. C.M. Bracken

Maker: G.P. Pilling & Son Co.

Site Made (City): Philadelphia

Site Made (State): Pennsylvania

Site Made (Country): United States of America

Dates: 1950; circa 1950

Material: metal: silver; rubber: tan; black

Inscriptions: Inscribed on (b): "THIS COVER TO BE TAKEN OFF // BEFORE USING // STETHOSCOPE // G.P. PILLING &; SON CO // PHILA. U.S.A."; (a) inscribed on reverse of diaphragm: "PILLING SPECIAL // STETHOSCOPE; // BOWLES PATENT // PAT. 12_09 // G.P. PILLING & SON CO. // SOLE MFR'S // PHILADELPHIA; USA

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-3

Condition Remarks: # 1: metal shows wear; rubber has some stains; # 2: no damage

Exhibit History: On loan to the Centre des sciences de Montréal, Société du Vieux-Port de Montral, May 2000-May 2006: L-2000.1

biopsy forceps

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Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 994009022

Description: Stainless steel rigid-stem biopsy forceps with alligator jaws with 60.0 cm working length and "basket" to retain specimen; activated by a scissor grip

Accession Number: 994009022

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Biopsy -- instrumentation; Bronchoscopy -- instrumentation; Endoscopy -- instrumentation; MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic

Description: Stainless steel rigid-stem biopsy forceps with alligator jaws with 60.0 cm working length; and "basket" to retain specimen; activated by a scissor grip

Number Of Parts: 1

Provenance: Used on KGH patients

Site Made (Country): Germany

Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Date Remarks: "Mueller & Co. (1956) Catalogue", #SU-1101, p. 504

Material: metal: silver

Inscriptions: "MEDICON // GERMANY // STAINLESS STEEL // 3 // SIU"

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-6

Dimension Notes: Length: 67.5 cm. x Width: 9.5 cm. x Depth: 0.5 cm.

biopsy forceps

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Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 994009026

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length

Accession Number: 994009026

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Gastroscopy -- instrumentation; Biopsy -- instrumentation; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation; Gastroenterology -- instrumentation; MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length

Number Of Parts: 1

Provenance: Used on KGH patients

Maker: American Cystoscope Makers Inc.

Site Made (Country): United States of America

Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Material: metal: silver

Inscriptions: "A.C.M.I."; "110"; hand-printed on attached tape to handle: "EDER HUFFORD // BX"

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-5

Dimension Notes: Length: 86.0 cm. x Width: 9.3 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.

biopsy forceps

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Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 994009027

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length.

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Accession Number: 994009027

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Gastroscopy -- instrumentation; Biopsy --instrumentation; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation; Gastroenterology -- instrumentation; MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length.

Number Of Parts: 1

Provenance: Used on KGH patients

Maker: American Cystoscope Makers Inc.

Site Made (Country): United States of America

Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Material: metal: silver

Inscriptions: "A.C.M.I. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 353"

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-5

Dimension Notes: Length: 86.0 cm. x Width: 9.3 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.

Reference Types: JPG

Reference Comments: CD #2

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biopsy forceps

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Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 994009028

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 105.0 cm of working length

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Accession Number: 994009028

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Gastroscopy -- instrumentation; Biopsy -- instrumentation; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation; Gastroenterology -- instrumentation; MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 105.0 cm of working length

Number Of Parts: 1

Provenance: Used on KGH patients

Maker: American Cystoscope Makers Inc.

Site Made (Country): United States of America

Dates: 1940; 1960; circa 1940-1960

Material: metal: silver

Inscriptions: "A.C.M.I. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 123"; handwritten on tape attached to handle: "SPRENGLER BX"

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-5

Dimension Notes: Length: 110.0 cm. x Width: 9.5 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.

Reference Types: JPG

Reference Comments: CD #2

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biopsy forceps

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Dates: 1940; 1950; circa 1940-1950

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

Accession Number: 994009029

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with steel one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with one jaw moving.

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Accession Number: 994009029

Collection: Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection

Category: Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification: Diagnosis, General

MeSH Heading: Gastroscopy -- instrumentation; Biopsy -- instrumentation; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation; Gastroenterology -- instrumentation

Description: Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with steel one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with one jaw moving.

Number Of Parts: 1

Provenance: Used on KGH patients

Maker: American Cystoscope Makers Inc.

Site Made (State): New York

Site Made (Country): United States of America

Dates: 1940; 1950; circa 1940-1950

Date Remarks: "American Cystoscope Makers (1952)", Cat. #234F5, p. 155

Material: metal: silver

Inscriptions: "A.C.M.I. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 123"; handwritten on tape attached to handle: "SPRENGLER BX"

Permanent Location: Storage Room 0010; 0010-F4-5

Dimension Notes: Length: 164.0 cm. x Width: 3.2 cm. x Diam. : 1.5 mm.

Condition Remarks: In working order; kink where flexible stem leads off handle

Reference Types: Person; JPG

Reference Comments: Claire Kelly, O.R. nurse; CD #2

Research Facts: For use with gastroscope

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