Adams endometrial brush, which consists of a grey hollow cylindrical plastic end piece which is open at the end and tapers at the tip to join with a 24-cm length of solid cylindrical metal wire; the tip of the metal wire has an attached six-cm length of nylon (?) brush bristles; the wire and brush …
Adams endometrial brush, which consists of a grey hollow cylindrical plastic end piece which is open at the end and tapers at the tip to join with a 24-cm length of solid cylindrical metal wire; the tip of the metal wire has an attached six-cm length of nylon (?) brush bristles; the wire and brush are enclosed in a hollow cylindrical clear plastic tube which has a closed, round tip and a round, open end; the entire endometrial brush is sealed in a rectangular-shaped plastic bag with a printed heavy paper information card that lists product information as well as directions for proper usage
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
The front of the information card reads, "For Early Cytological Diagnosis of // ENDOMETRIAL and Other ORIFICIAL Cancers // . SEE OVER FOR DIRECTIONS . // Sterility Not Guaranteed if Package is Broken or Open // ADAMS // ENDOMETRIAL BRUSH // PAT. // AS DEVISED BY J. ERNEST AYRE, M.D. // STERILE - READY FOR USE // CLAY-ADAMS INC. . NEW YORK 10 // No. B-2240 // MADE IN U.S.A. // For Early Cytological Diagnosis of // ENDOMETRIAL and Other ORIFICIAL Cancers // . SEE OVER FOR DIRECTIONS . // Sterility Not Guaranteed if Package is Broken or Open"; the back of the information card reads, "ADAMS // ENDOMETRIAL // BRUSH // DIRECTIONS [listed]"; "OBTAINING CELL SAMPLE [listed under 1-7 steps]"; "Transferring Cell Sample to Slides [listed under 1-3 steps with one illustration]"; "FOR OTHER ORIFICIAL USE [listed]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-8
Dimension Notes
Length 39.0 cm x Width 4.6 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
Condition Remarks
The endometrial brush is unused and still sealed in its original packaging; the heavy paper information card has a bend at the left side; the outer plastic packaging shows some wear, especially at the left side at the back
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #274; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory