Kingston General Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997023010
Description
Safety cap and spout with a pin index attachment; this consists of a round red cap which is threaded inside and has two rounded notches cut on the lower side edges; there is a hole in the top of the cap with a plastic tube going through it; the plastic tube has another tube (corrugated) around it…
Safety cap and spout with a pin index attachment; this consists of a round red cap which is threaded inside and has two rounded notches cut on the lower side edges; there is a hole in the top of the cap with a plastic tube going through it; the plastic tube has another tube (corrugated) around it; this tube has round metal pieces at the top and bottom; the end of the tube has a pin index piece of plastic, rectangular in shape with two holes in the bottom; this pin index will only fit into a halothane vaporizer.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Maker
Ohmeda
Dates
1940
1970
circa 1940-1970
Material
metal: black
plastic: white; clear; red
Inscriptions
Raised lettering on the top of the cap read, "HALOTHANE // Ohmeda"; the pin index piece is stamped, "010096"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-2
Dimension Notes
Length: 18.3 cm. x Diam. : 4.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
The plastic shows some very minor wear, but is complete; the tubes are flexible and uncracked; #2 no new damage
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews
Research Facts
This cap will fit onto the top of a bottle of halothane anaesthetic -- the notches will correspond; the pin index system ensures that the proper anaesthetic agent is put into a vaporizer; this is done by having unique pin index shapes for each anaesthetic agent
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery, Anaesthesia exhibit, Nov. 13 1997-Nov. 2, 2001; returned to storage Dec. 17, 2001