Connector

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0014.016

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 16
Total Parts: 18
AKA: connecting cord
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rubber/ bakelite/ metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 330.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of equipment used in 1940s- 1950s, and possibly later.
Canada: Presumably used in Canada as the donor is Wakefield Hospital, Quebec.
Function: Used to treat a variety of diseases by heating the tissues beneath the skin with an electric current.
Technical: Diathermy treatment involves producing heat within body tissues by passing a high frequency electrical current through the part. Because of the very high frequencies employed, there is no muscular or nervous reaction. (ref. 1) Short wave diathermy induces currents within tissue without metallic contact with skin. Insulated applicators are used, spaced away from skin, promoting safety, comfort & convenience.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: Believed complete: From CA of 08/30/2001 by Gordon Perrault: No - Diathermy Treatment contains all of the parts inside the main housing unit below the control panel.
Finish: Black rubber covering on cord; black bakelite & metal fittings at both ends.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Connector, 1947, Artifact no. 1977.0014, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0014.016/

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