Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
000003379
Description
A thermotic drainage pump, consisting of a four wheeled stand; each wheel has a pole coming up from up which tapers in towards the centre; the four poles are connected by a flat tray about a third of the way from the bottom with a rubber circle on it and four metal arms (for holding a bottle in pla…
A thermotic drainage pump, consisting of a four wheeled stand; each wheel has a pole coming up from up which tapers in towards the centre; the four poles are connected by a flat tray about a third of the way from the bottom with a rubber circle on it and four metal arms (for holding a bottle in place); the poles continue upwards to the top where there is a box; the box has a flat formica table top on it; the front of the box has a black panel with an on/off switch, and a voltage switch with a red light in the centre; on the left of the box there is an attachment for wrapping the black rubber power cord around; there is a platform hanging from beneath the box for holding a small bottle; there is a sticker on the back of the box with operating instructions.
Appears in a 1960 Hartz catalogue; it was patented in 1954.
Material
metal: grey, black
rubber: black, clear
plastic: red, yellow
Inscriptions
"GOMCO // THERMOTIC DRAINAGE PUMP" at the top of the panel on the box
"MODEL NO. 765 // SERIAL NO. // E-27777 // PATENT NOS. // 2,346,841 // 2,465, 685 // 2,654, 557" printed on the right of the panel
"MANUFACTURED BY // GOMCO SURGICAL MANUFACTURING CORP. // BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S.A." printed on the bottom of the panel
"MINISTRY OF HEALTH // 136728 // ONTARIO" printed on a sticker on the lower tray
"MS-2-47" printed in marker on the lower tray and on the back
Permanent Location
Storage Room W1
W1-3-2
Length
44.0 cm
Width
33.0 cm
Height
85.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 44.0 cm x Width 33.0 cm x Height 85.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Some wear and scratching on the surface.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Internet
Reference Comments
"Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd. Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies", Toronto, 1960, p. 44
"Biddington's: United States Patent Dates and Numbers--1836-1990"
Research Facts
Used for "mild intermittent suction; ideally suited for drainage such as duodenal, fistula, prostatectomy, abdominal decompression, blood procurement, etc."; the power cord seems to be newer than the rest of the artefact, most likely replaced at some point.