Kingston General Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesiology Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Diagnosis, General
Accession Number
994004002 a-f
Description
Electric internal temperature thermometer in black portable case used to measure body temperature during diathermic surgery and measured oesophageal, rectal and muscle temperatures not original mates.
Electric internal temperature thermometer in black portable case used to measure body temperature during diathermic surgery and measured oesophageal, rectal and muscle temperatures not original mates.
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 35.0 cm. x Width 32.0 cm. x Depth 20.0 cm.
b -machine - Size: Length 31.3 cm. x Width 18.5 cm. x Depth 17.5 cm.
c - drawer - Size: Length 20.0 cm. x Width 18.5 cm. x Depth 7.0 cm.
d - oesophageal lead - Size: Length 247.0 cm. x Diameter0.5
e - oesophageal lead - Size: Length 21.0 cm. x Diameter0.5
f - rectal lead - Size: Length 235.0 cm. x Diameter0.6
Provenance
Used at Kingston General Hospital.
Dates
1955
1965
circa 1955-1965
Material
wood: black
paper: purple
metal: silver; cream
plastic: black
rubber: black
Inscriptions
On machine: "ellab // INSTRUMENTS"; "TYPE TE3"; "APP. NO 1508"; "VOLT 110~"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-E2-2
Research Facts
Used for diathermic neurosurgery; became beginning of hypothermic anaesthetic technique; also used for other operations where exact monitoring of internal temperature was required; originally purchased by Dr. Stuart Vandewater, Professor & Head of the department in the 1960s.