Chair, birthing

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OBJECT TYPE
HYDRAULIC
DATE
1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0066.001
MANUFACTURER
Century Medical Eq.
MODEL
BC10
LOCATION
Aurora, Nebraska, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
10790139
Part Number
1
Total Parts
5
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC, METAL & RUBBER MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length
155.0 cm
Width
77.5 cm
Height
146.0 cm
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
Century
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Nebraska
City
Aurora

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
THIS CHAIR USED IN EARLY 1980S.
Canada
PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURETRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO ON. THIS CHAIR PURCHASED BY TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 1980 AND USED THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Function
TO SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY SUPPORT A WOMAN IN LABOUR IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.
Technical
MODERN EXAMPLE OF A BIRTHING CHAIR, USED TO SUPPORT A WOMAN WHILE GIVING BIRTH IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS POSITION IS FAVOURED BY MANY WOMEN, AS IT REDUCES PRESSURE ON THE BACK AND ALLOWS GRAVITY TO ASSIST THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BABY THROUGH THE BIRTH CANAL. BIRTHING CHAIRS HAVE BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES & BY MANY CULTURES. PHYSICIANS & NURSES FIND THE CHAIRS CAN RESTRICT THEIR ABILITY TO MANOEUVER.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Plate fixed to chair base reads "Century/ AURORA, NEBRASKA/ Medical Equipment/ SERIAL 10790139 MODEL BC10/ DANGER/ POSSIBLE EXPLOSION HAZARD/ IF USED IN THE PRESENCE OF/ FLAMMABLE ANESTHETICS." Decal, above, reads "TORONTO GENERAL/ HOSPITAL/ ASSET/ NO./ C5863". Plate fixed to base reads "de/ den-tal-ez [registered trade mark symbol]/ Den-Tal-Ez Mfg. Co. Hwy. 31 South/ Bay Minette, Alabama U.S.A. 36507/ MODEL SP Serial #3036/ Motor 4.8 Amp- Total 11.2 Amp.- 115 Volts- 60Hz. A.C.". * Markings cont'd in Supp. Info.
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish
BEIGE MOULDED SYNTHETIC CHAIR; DARKER BROWN MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASING FOR MOTOR HAS ROUGH PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH.
Decoration
N/A

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