Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Cardiology
Accession Number
997008013
Description
Corbin-Farnsworth Scopette, Lifeguard Graphic Recorder, ECG heart rate monitor, which consists of a rectangular metal case, housing equipment designed to monitor a patient's heart rate during surgery; the front of the machine has a round screen on the left, which would have shown a visible represen…
Corbin-Farnsworth Scopette, Lifeguard Graphic Recorder, ECG heart rate monitor, which consists of a rectangular metal case, housing equipment designed to monitor a patient's heart rate during surgery; the front of the machine has a round screen on the left, which would have shown a visible representation of the patient's heart rate; in the centre, there is a heart rate gauge; at the right side, there is a graphic recorder with a paper readout; other features include: monitor knob, up / down knob, trace1 knob, ECG plug-in, pulse plug-in, clicker volume power switch and light, mm/sec switch - 25 or 50, alarm switch and light, meter selector and light, graphic recorder power switch and light, mm/sec knob - 5, 25 or 50, size knob - 1/2, 1 or 2, input switch - trace 1 or trace 2, heat knob, right/left knob and mark button; the back of the machine has four electric cords, one of which would have plugged into an electrical outlet; the other cords lead from one part of the monitor to another; electric cords lead from the Scopette to the central station (LGC4) or Recorder (LGGR); 115 V AC 10 W max to 115 V AC 100 W max and pacemaker to synchronizer; other features of the back include: a test plug-in, a 115 V AC 100 W max plug-in, a trace 2 input, a 6/10 Amp fuse, a take-up reel plug-in, an alarm volume control, a link from the Scopette (S3EX) to the rate meter (MTSX), a focus adjust, a brightness adjust, a round plastic clip, a cylindrical metal piece sticking out at the upper left side, a pulse input, a lower trace to recorder (LGGR) plugin, and a 1/2 Amp SLO BLO fuse.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Maker
Corbin-Farnsworth Division, Smith-Kline Instruments, Inc.
The front of the machine reads, "CORBIN-FARNSWORTH // SCOPETTE // LIFEGUARD // GRAPHIC RECORDER"; the heart rate gauge reads, "DF // HEARTRATE // MFD. BY GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. // FS100UA // TYPE 195"; all knobs and lights are labelled; the left side of the machine has a small label which reads, "HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL // ASSET NO. 04030"; the back of the machine has a manufacturer's label for the graphic recorder section which reads, "MODEL NO. // LGGR // SERIAL NO. // 2237 // VOLTS // 115AC // CYCLES // 50-60 // WATTS // 147 // CORBIN-FARNSWORTH DIVISION // SMITH KLINE INSTRUMENTS INC. // 3400 HILLVIEW AVE., PALO ALTO, CALIF. 94306 // MADE IN U.S.A."; there is also a manufacturer's label for the Lifeguard heartrate gauge, which reads, "MODEL // NO. // MTSX // SERIAL // NO. // 1125 // CORBIN-FARNSWORTH INC. // CF // 3400 HILLVIEW AVE. // PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA // MADE IN U.S.A. // 94304"; the other manufacturer's label is for the Scopette screen and reads, "MODEL NO. // S5EP // SERIAL NO. // 102909 // VOLTS // 115AC // CYCLES // 50-60 // WATTS // 135 // CORBINFARNSWORTH DIVISION // SMITH KLINE INSTRUMENTS INC. // 3400 HILLVIEW AVE., PALO ALTO, CALIF. 94306 // MADE IN U.S.A."; other labels include two UL and a CSA ["SA" enclosed in a larger "C"] label and two caution labels for proper usage of the machine; one other label reads, "ACA SERVICE // 416/678-1500 // 4815"; individual plug-ins are labelled
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-J2-2
Dimension Notes
Length: 25.0 cm. x Width: 52.8 cm. x Depth: 33.6 cm.
Condition Remarks
The heart rate monitor arrived very dirty and dusty; the paint has minor chipping at the edges; none of the exposed metal shows any corrosion; none of the plastic parts show missing sections or chips; one of the electric cords shows cracks in the plastic covering
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews; see photocopied pages from Corbin-Farnsworth Catalogue
Research Facts
This machine was used as a main means to monitor a patient; it would monitor a patient's heart rate during surgery; big improvements on this model over earlier ones were a paper trace and direct readout; prior to the use of ECG machines, patients' heart rates were monitored with a finger on the pulse and a stethoscope
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery, anaesthesia exhibit - Oct. 2 1997-Sep. 23, 1999