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aspiration tube
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Dates
1920
1935
circa 1920-1935
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Respirology
Accession Number
997034391
Description
A straight, hollow tube that curves 45° at the proximal end.
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Accession Number
997034391
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Respirology
MeSH Heading
Suction -- instrumentation
Bronchoscopy -- instrumentation
Esophagoscopy -- instrumentation
Description
A straight, hollow tube that curves 45° at the proximal end.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
Pilling
Site Made (City)
Philadelphia
Site Made (State)
Pennsylvania
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1920
1935
circa 1920-1935
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"PILLING - PHILA" stamped into the metal.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E5-8
Dimension Notes
Length 40.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
Condition Remarks
No stains; no corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Pilling, George F. & Son Co., "Pilling Instruments and Equipment for Surgeons and Hospitals," Philadelphia, 1932, p. 100 (item #J2156)
Research Facts
This tubing is used for aspirating secretions for diagnosis when doing a bronchoscopy or an esophagoscopy.
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