A large dialysis machine consisting of the machine itself (a) which is a large rectangular cabinet with wheels on each corner; the sides are wood grain and the top has white metal paneling; the front of the cabinet is open and holds a large white plastic tub; there is a hole on the top of the machiā¦
A large dialysis machine consisting of the machine itself (a) which is a large rectangular cabinet with wheels on each corner; the sides are wood grain and the top has white metal paneling; the front of the cabinet is open and holds a large white plastic tub; there is a hole on the top of the machine with a plastic piller in its centre with clear rubber tubing; on the top of the machine is another machine with a control panel on it; it is attached to the main machine via a cylindrical metal tube; on the front of the machine there is a removable blood pump (b) which is a metal box with buttons and dials on the front and a device on the top of connecting tubes; there is also a removable handle (c) for the device on the pump; there is a clear dome which sits over the hole on the machine.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - dialysis machine - Size: Length 86.5 cm x Width 60.5 cm x Depth 138.5 cm
b - blood pump - Size: 44.5 cm x Width 29.0 m x Depth 37.5 cm
c - handle - Size: Length 10.0 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
The machine was patented in 1961, but pictures from that era show that the casing was different; the same machine appears in a 1971 Kingston General Hospital newspaper.
Material
metal: silver, white, wood grain
plastic: white, clear
rubber: black, clear
Inscriptions
TRAVELOL // Coil Kidney Pump-Tank Unit // CODE 5M0090 SERIAL NO. 8698 // 115 VOLT 60 HERTZ 15 AMPERES" and "ARTIFICIAL ORGANS DIVISION // TRAVENOL LABORATORIES, INC. // Morton Grove, Illinois 60053, U.S.A." // 8-24-8-4A // U.S. Patent 2,969, 150" appear on a panel on the back of the machine along with some safety information. "RU 128" on a label near the bottom of the back of the machine "HEME-ALERT // MANUFACTURED BY ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION" printed on the lower left face of the upper machine with "TRAVENOL" on the lower right "TRAVENOL // Blood Pump, Roller-Type for // Travenol Coil Kidney Pump-Tank Unit // manufactured for // ARTIFICIAL ORGANS DIVISION // TRAVENOL LABORATORIES, INC. // Morton Grove, Illinois 60053, U.S.A. // by SARNS INC., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A. // code 5M0053 120 volt // serial no. 7371 60 hertz // 8-25-16-78" printed on a panel on the back of the blood pump
Permanent Location
Storage Room W1
W1-Corner-SW
Condition Remarks
Some minor wear and discoloration to the machine; there is a lot of scratching on the platform beneath the blood pump.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Websites
Other
Reference Comments
Internet: "Travenol artificial kidney, Dittrick Medical History Center - Case Western Reserve University";
"KGH NEWS," January 29, 1971
"Unidentified Newspaper Article"
Research Facts
A machine similar to this one (possibly this one) was the first dialysis machine that Kingston General Hospital sent to a person's house for personal use; this is a renal dialysis machine.