COAGULATOR
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- EYE CAUTERY
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STAINLESS STEEL, PLASTIC, PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116111
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- EYE CAUTERY
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STAINLESS STEEL, PLASTIC, PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 5
- Height
- 3.6
- Length
- 14.5
- Width
- 5.5
- Description
- CLEAR PLASTIC CASE IS RECTANGULAR BOX WITH MOLDED PLASTIC HINGES AND FRONT CLASP. CASE HAS REMANTS OF PAPER LABELS AND ONE LABEL WITH RED BORDER WHICH HAS "OPERATING ROOM: EYE CAUTERY" HAND WRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON IT. HINGES ARE BROKEN AND LID COMES FREE. INSIDE LID IS WHITE PAPER LABEL WHICH READS "INSTRUCTIONS FOR STERILIZATION E-915 HILDRETH COAGULATOR" AND HAS INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. ACROSS BOTTOM IS "STORZ INSTRUMENT COMPANY". CASE CONTAINS CAUTERY AND EXTRA TIP. CAUTERY IS STAINLESS STEEL CYLINDRICAL BODY WITH HORIZONTAL GROOVES ETCHED IN IT. TOP OF CAUTERY IS WHITE (NOW YELLOWED) PLASTIC CONE WITH TWO ELECTRODES AT END. ELECTRODES ARE CONNECTED WITH WIRE AND BULB OF METAL. AT SIDE IS SINGLE TAB WITH CIRCULAR FLUTED GRIP. STAMPED INTO BODY IS "STORZ". BOTTOM HAS FLUTED EDGE AND UNSCREWS TO REVEAL BATTERY CHAMBER. EXTRA TIP HAS BULBOUS BASE AND CIRCULAR PAN TIP.
- Subjects
- MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- CAUTERY WAS REMOVED FROM THE OPERATING ROOM AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116111
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-01
- Collection
- Museum
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