Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

RETINAL DIATHERMY

Date

1969

Materials

PLASTIC, STEEL, COPPER, ALUMINUM, PAPER

No. Pieces

13

Height

10.8

Length

31

Width

22.3

Description

1. DIATHERMY: STEEL BOX WITH TAPERED ENDS THAT FORM GENERAL HEXAGONAL SHAPE. COVER IS STEEL PAINTED GREY AND HAS GROOVED ALUMINUM HANDLES ON SIDES. FRONT OF INSTRUMENT HAS ALUMINUM PLATE FACE WITH STEEL KNOBS AND CLEAR PLASTIC WINDOW FOR GRADUATED METER. IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER IS HUMAN FIGURE WITH ARMS ABOVE ITS HEAD AND "MEDICAL INSTRUMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC BOSTON MASS MADE IN USA" AND "13.56 MC TRANSISTOR DIATHERMY TR 2000". ON LEFT SIDE AT BACK IS BLUE AND WHITE PLASTIC LABEL WITH "PROPERTY OF ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL" AND "O.R. 43-69". BACK OF CASE HAS BLACK FUSE KNOB AND CIRCULAR POWER OUTLET WITH THREE PRONGS. ORANGE PAPER LABEL READS "ONTARIO ELECTRICAL APPROVAL BY SPECIAL INSPECTION - SERIUES U". ALUMINUM PLATE WITH BLACK BACKGROUND AND GREY BORDER READS "MEDICAL INSTRUMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 115 VOLT 50/60 CYCLE" AND "SERIAL NO. TR-2000-34" AND "MADE IN U.S.A.". COMES WITH BLACK POWER CORD 235CM LONG WITH BLACK PLASTIC PLUG AND CLEAR PLASTIC POWER PLUG AT OTHER END. CLEAR PLASTIC PLUG HAS "HUBBELL" RAISED ON IT AND "HOSPITAL GRADE" IN BRIGHT GREEN BETWEEN PRONGS. 2. CASE: 5.9 X 6.7 X 6.7CM CLEAR PLASTIC CASE WITH MOLDED HINGES AND CLOSURE. PLASTIC IS WORN AND LID IS BROKEN. CASE HAS 0.9CM THICK YELLOW PIECE OF SPONGE WITH FIVE HOLES IN IT FOR CAUTERY TIPS. 3. CAUTERY PENCIL: 12.5 X 1.7CM CYLINDRICAL PENCIL. PENCIL HAS GREY MARBLED BAKELITE BODY WITH STEEL ELECTRODES AT END AND STEEL TRIGGER TAB MOUNTED ALONG ONE SIDE WITH TWO SCREWS. TIP OF PENCIL HAS BEVELED NOSE WITH HOLE FOR CAUTERY TIPS. 4. POWER WIRE: 155CM LONG WHITE ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH COPPER ENDS. ENDS ARE CYLINDRICAL COVERS WITH RED RUBBER COLLARS. ONE END IS HEXAGONAL WITH COVER AT RIGHT ANGLE. 5. FIVE CAUTERY TIPS: EACH IS 3CM LONG WITH PLASTIC COVERED SHAFTS. EACH HAS DIFFERENT TIP. COLORS ARE BLACK, GREEN, YELLOW, BROWN AND OLIVE DRAB. 6. MANUAL: 19.1CM X 12.8CM PAPER BOOKLET. COVER IS HEAVIER PAPER WITH BLACK FRONT AND PICTURE OF DIATHERMY AND ITS PARTS. ACROSS FRONT IS "OPERATOR'S MANUAL TRANSISTORIZED DIATHERMY TR-2000". ACROSS BOTTOM IS LOGO OF HUMAN FIGURE WITH ARMS OVER HEAD AND "MEDICAL INSTRUMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 150 CAUSEWAY ST., BOSTON, MASS. 02114/ TEL. 523-5031". BOOKLET IS 10 PGS LONG AND CONTAINS DIAGRAMS AND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. 7. ADVERTISEMENT: 28 X 21.8CM PAPER ADVERTISING BROCHURE. OUTSIDE HAS GREEN BORDER AND INSIDE HAS PURPLE. ALL SIDES HAVE PICTURE OF MEDICAL MERCHANDISE WITH DESCRIPTION AND PRICES. IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS "IMPERIAL OPTICAL OCTOBER 71". HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK ACROSS FRONT IS "PLEASE RETURN TO OR".

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

CAUTERY WAS REMOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19960116208

Acquisition Date

1996-01

Collection

Museum

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