A rectangular stainless steel Mayo instrument tray with 18 round perforation in the bottom to allow sterilization fluids to surround instruments.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Maker
Vollrath
Dates
1950
1990
circa 1950-1990
Date Remarks
Based on suppliers' catalogues.
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
Imprinteded on back of tray: "8017 // ACIER INOXIDABLE // STAINLESS STEEL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D3-4
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 43.4 cm x Width 22.5 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Some scratches on inner and outer surface; some dents on rounded edges; remnant of sterilization tape affixed to back of tray.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Claire Kelly, retired Operating Room nurse
Research Facts
Perforation holes were cut out of the tray to allow sterilzation fluids to flow over the instruments; similar items have the Vollrath logo in the centre location where a large hole is cut out for the pattern, and only a part of the logo is visible.