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gastroscope
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Dates
1960
1970
circa 1960-1970
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gastroenterology
Accession Number
994009051 a-m
Description
Grey plastic case with silver metal trim/hardware; 'OLYMPUS' printed in white; grey foam padded interior; one main instrument with two long tubes.
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Accession Number
994009051 a-m
Collection
Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gastroenterology
MeSH Heading
Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
MM= Endoscopy -- gastroscope
Description
Grey plastic case with silver metal trim/hardware; 'OLYMPUS' printed in white; grey foam padded interior; one main instrument with two long tubes.
Number Of Parts
13
Part Names
a - case - Size:
b - main instrument - Size:
c - wire cable - Size:
d-f- looped wire cable - Size:
g - biopsy wire - Size:
h - irrigation wire - Size:
i - key chain - Size:
j - case tag - Size:
k - maker's label - Size:
l - black ring attachment - Size:
m - packaged attachment - Size:
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
Maker
Olympus
Site Made (City)
Tokyo
Site Made (Country)
Japan
Dates
1960
1970
circa 1960-1970
Material
plastic: grey; black; white
synthetic: grey
metal: silver
Inscriptions
Maker's mark engraved on main instrument: "OLYMPUS // Tokyo"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-K2-1 (a)
Storage Room 0010
0010-E6-10 (b-m)
Condition Remarks
#2: Foam in case is deteriorating; rubber requires special treatment.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Other
Reference Comments
Two catalogue records from Ohiolink, attached to accession sheet; Dr. Groll; Dr. Beverly Lind
Research Facts
Similar to gastroscopes cited on Ohiolink
Exhibit History
West, Endoscopy; A; Oct. 11 1994
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