Rectangular tan cardboard box (a) containing 100 individual rectangular grey foil packets of sterlized Muko Surgical Lubricant (c) with small rectangular cream paper information sheet (b); box is single folded sheet of cardboard that opens at top and held closed by flaps; product information print…
Rectangular tan cardboard box (a) containing 100 individual rectangular grey foil packets of sterlized Muko Surgical Lubricant (c) with small rectangular cream paper information sheet (b); box is single folded sheet of cardboard that opens at top and held closed by flaps; product information printed in navy ink on exterior front, back, proper left and proper right sides; packets are reflective grey foil and clear plastic with product information printed on labels on front and back; each packet contains semi-solid substance; information sheet has product instructions and warnings printed on single side in navy ink.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a – box – Length 16.7 cm Width 9.1 cm Depth 8.1 cm
b – information sheet – Length 10.2 cm Width 5.1 cm
c - plackages - Length 8.6 cm x Width 3.8 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Presence of Ingram & Bell logo adopted in late 1960s; company became Ingram & Bell Inc. in 1986
Material
paper: tan, cream
ink: navy, light blue, white
metal: grey
plastic: clear
graphite: grey
Inscriptions
Printed on front and back of box: “MUKO // Surgical Lubricant / Lubrifiant Chirurgical”; printed on proper left and right sides of box: “100 // 3.5 GMS. // MUKO // Surgical Lubricant / Lubrifiant Chirurgical // INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // DON MILLS, ONTARIO”; stamped on proper right side in blue ink: “L 874200”; hand written in grey graphite on back of box: “Felt Pen // Lower 3rd // Test”; printed on front of each packet: “MUKO // Surgical Lubricant Lubrificant Chirurgical”; printed on back of each packet: “3.5 GM. // WATER SOLUBLE // NON CONDUCTIVE // STERILE WHEN PACKED // INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // DON MILLS, ONTARIO // (L) 874200””; printed on information sheet: “NOTICE // Muko pouches may be included in // Surgical Trays sterilized by // (a) Autoclaving at 250º to 254ºF. // (b) Exposure to Ethylene Oxide. // (c) Autoclaving in High Vacuum // Sterilizer* only when Control // Setting is in SOLUTION position // CAUTION: // The pouches cannot be subjected // to the high degree of vacuum as // normally used with Hi-Vac* Auto- // claves. // *Vaco Matic – // American Sterilizer Co. // Ortho Vac – Wilmot Castle.”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-7
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Major yellowing all over exterior of box; minor distortion, creases, and tears in top flap of box; major separation of foil along edges of packets; minor yellowing along edges of information sheet; minor distortion all over information sheet
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Document
Document (online)
Website
Reference Comments
Ingram & Bell Limited. Hospital Supplies No. 100, 1974.
Ingram & Bell Limited. Pharmaceutical Catalogue, 1964.
MDS Inc. “Mds Inc. Annual Information Form for the Year Ended October 31, 2002.” MDS Inc., 2003.
“Cardinal Health Canada Inc.” Canadian Business Resource, Canadian Newspaper Services International Limited, 2019. Accessed 7 August 2019.
Research Facts
Muko Surgical Lubricant is a lubricant produced for a variety of surgical and medical situations; Ingram & Bell marketed it directly to hospitals and medical professionals as a sterile, non-irritating, and non-conductive lubricant useful for endo-urethral operations, catheterization, sound exploration, endoscopic examination, as well as general surgical situations; was produced in Regular and Anesthetic formulas and came in either individual packets or larger tubes.
Ingram & Bell Limited was a medical supply company first established in Toronto in 1905; the company became a Canadian leader in the distribution of medical products; their wide selection included equipment, surgical tools, and pharmaceuticals; as the company grew, they established branches in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver; became Ingram & Bell Inc. and 49% owned by MDS in 1986; MDS acquired 100% in 1993; became Source Medical Corporation after merger with Allegiance Healthcare Canada Inc. in 1997; acquired by Cardinal Health Canada Inc. in 2005.