Colostomy kit

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OBJECT TYPE: MAINTENANCE/DISPOSABLE
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0150.001

MANUFACTURER: A.B.C. Specialty Co.
MODEL: A.B.C. DISPOSABLE
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 17
AKA: shield & inner ring
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC, WITH METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.3 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 4.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Patient care
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ABC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TYPE OF KIT PROBABLY USED IN 1960S- 1980S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: DISPOSABLE COLOSTOMY CARE KIT MFD BY A.B.C. SPECIALTY CO., TORONTO ON, AND DISTRIBUTED BY J.F. HARTZ CO. LTD., OPERATING IN TORONTO AND HAMILTON, ON; MONTREAL, PQ; AND HALIFAX, NS.
Function: USED FOR COLOSTOMY IRRIGATION, AND/OR FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LEAKAGE FROM COLOSTOMY SITE.
Technical: HAVING A COLOSTOMY AND BEING ABLE TO MANAGE ONE'S OWN CARE, AT HOME RATHER THAN IN A HOSPITAL, MAXIMIZES QUALITY OF LIFE. DISPOSABLE PLASTIC KITS REDUCE THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT. THIS ARRANGEMENT IS A SANITARY, ODORLESS, INCONSPICUOUS SOLUTION WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL PERSONNEL OR A MEDICAL SETTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PATENTED" stamped into each of 4 belt clasps attached to shield.
Missing: RELATIVELY COMPLETE. ORIGINALLY SUPPLIED WITH 100 DISPOSABLE WASTE POUCHES; 83 POUCHES REMAIN WITH KIT.
Finish: OPAQUE MOULDED SYNTHETIC SHIELD FITTED WITH THICK TRANSLUCENT RING AND SILVER METAL BUCKLES.
Decoration: N/A

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A.B.C. Specialty Co., Colostomy kit, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2002.0150, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0150.001/

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