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esophageal bougie
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Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gastroenterology
Accession Number
994009041
Description
Long narrow 1.0-cm-diameter non-graduated orange rubber mercury-filled esophageal bougie
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Accession Number
994009041
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gastroenterology
MeSH Heading
Esophagoscopy -- instrumentation
Endoscopy -- instrumentation
MM= Dilatation -- bougie -- esophageal
Description
Long narrow 1.0-cm-diameter non-graduated orange rubber mercury-filled esophageal bougie
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at Kingston General Hospital.
Site Made (Country)
Western Germany
Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Material
mercury: silver
rubber: orange
Inscriptions
"34 // RUSCH // WEST GERMANY"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E6-11
Dimension Notes
Length: 78.5 cm. x Diam. : 1.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Mercury in deteriorating rubber tubes; recommended for deaccessioning due to hazardous materials.
Research Facts
Mueller (1956) Cat. #BE-4560, p. 230
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