B-D needle drier, which consists of a hollow spherical bulb that tapers at the bottom to a short length of hollow tubing with a flat end that has a round hole through it; the middle of the bulb has a raised line in the rubber
B-D needle drier, which consists of a hollow spherical bulb that tapers at the bottom to a short length of hollow tubing with a flat end that has a round hole through it; the middle of the bulb has a raised line in the rubber
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
The outside top of the bulb has raised lettering that reads, "BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. // RUTHERFORD, N.J. // PAT. // 2,086,925"; one side of the bulb has raised lettering that reads, "ASEPTO // TRADE MARK"; the opposite side reads, "2 OZ. // B-D"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-14
Dimension Notes
Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 5.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The rubber is complete, but is deteriorating and is no longer flexible; minor staining is also visible; #2: rubber is hard; #3: rubber - may require special treatment.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #261; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Hospitals and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," by the J.F. Hartz Co. Ltd., 1960, p. 288 (item 6-206ND) ( see attached photocopy); similar to 997.001.167; CD #5
Research Facts
For use with any luer slip needle to thoroughly and quickly dry the hub interior as well as the inside of the cannula