A catheter pressure transducer consisting of a white catheter with two sensors located at the tip and covered with a removable plastic dome with blue head; catheter is attached to four black guide lines which insert into individual plastic cannisters called pressure transducers; each transducer has…
A catheter pressure transducer consisting of a white catheter with two sensors located at the tip and covered with a removable plastic dome with blue head; catheter is attached to four black guide lines which insert into individual plastic cannisters called pressure transducers; each transducer has an eight-prong electric plug at the top end; equipment rests on grey foam pads inserted into a grey plastic case; equipment is held in place in the case with two elasticized bands that run across the lower foam pad; white and clear plastic stopcock attached to shorter, 5th guide line; materials are stainless steel and brass.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 40.0 cm. x Width 31.5 cm. x Depth 6.5 cm.
b - catheter pressure transducer - Size: Length 73.0 cm. x Width 6.5 cm. x Depth 0.3 cm.
c - plastic dome - Size: Length 17.5 cm. x Width 8.0 cm. x Depth 0.8 cm.
d - foam pad - Size: Length 36.5 cm. x Width 27.5 cm. x Depth 2.0 cm.
e - tag - Size: Length 6.0 cm. x Width 11.5 cm.
Provenance
Used in the Bladder Function Clinic, Kingston General Hospital
(a) "5/84 // MILLAR // INSTRUMENTS, INC"; stopcock: "OFF"; transducers (distal): "MIKRO-TIP // PRESSURE TRANSDUCER // SSD-233 125 // MODEL SERIAL NO. // (3) // SENSOR LOCATION // PAT. NOS. 3,724,274 3,748,623 // MILLAR INSTRUMENTS // HOUSTON, TEXAS U.S.A."; other transducers: "#1", "#2", "#4"; tag: "____ FACTORY RETURNED NOT REPAIRED ____ // ____ FACTORY EVALUATED AND RETURNED // ____ FACTORY MODIFIED AND RETURNED // ____ [check mark in space] FACTORY RETURNED AS RECEIVED // MODEL NO.: SSD-233 // SERIAL NO.: 125 DATE 1/26/90 // P/N 320-5140 3/86"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-L2-6
Condition Remarks
Case in good condition, dusty; transducer: small brown stains around each sensor but on inside (rust?); canisters: dark discolourations under plastic sheath; foam pad (bottom pad): yellow stains to 20% of surface; plastic dome: yellow ring on blue cap; tag: crease line across upper right corner
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Other
Reference Comments
Dr. James A. Low; "Mikro-Tip Catheter Pressure Transducers Product Information", Millar; "Instructions
for Millar Mikro-Tip Catheter Pressure Transducer", Millar; see also 996.013.017
Research Facts
Transducers are used to accurately measure the pressure and velocity of fluid movement out of the bladder and urethra; electronic sensors located at the catheter tip send information to the pressure transducers which in turn send signals to a computer or other type of data acquisition system (p. 2 of product manual)