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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1951–1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0620.010

MANUFACTURER: Murray, Dr. G. & Roschlau, Dr. W.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: prototype
Part Number: 10
Total Parts: 10
AKA: artificial kidney machine dialyzer
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.3 cm
Width: 8.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Murray Roschlau
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Used c. 1951-1953.
Canada: Second artificial kidney designed and manufactured by Drs. Gordon Murray and Walter Roschlau at W.P Caven Research Foundation, Toronto c. 1951-1953. It was used experimentally in his laboratory on Holmwood Ave. (site of the CRV) and once for emergency treatment on a patient suffering kidney failure at Toronto General Hospital. [Ref.4] Murray's second-generation machine was an improvement from the original: it's design features made it more compact and efficient, easier to handle, set-up and use, and less intimidating for both patient and hospital staff. [Ref. 8] Murray abandoned his renal dialysis research c. 1954 . Murray was a remarkable surgeon and innovator whose work earned him international recognition. In the 1930s Dr. Murray introduced the anticoagulant Heparin to world clinical practice; in the '40s he developed the first artificial kidney in North America; and in 1955 he performed the first successful transplant of a human heart valve. Unfortunately, these achievements are often overshadowed by his later, controversial work on an anti-cancer serum, and on unconventional surgery for injuries caused by traumatic paraplegia. (2002.0619 Ref. 3]
Function: Pattern used to ensure consistency and accuracy of completed item.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "994.18.1" printed by hand in black ink in one corner .
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Rigid synthetic material has yellow-tint; incorporates series of small raised square bosses and 21 punched holes.
Decoration: N/A

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Murray, Dr. G. & Roschlau, Dr. W., Template, between 1951–1953, Artifact no. 2002.0620, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0620.010/

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