Cannula & reservoir

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0409.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Opaque polyethylene tubing. White polyethylene reservoir has opaque latex diaphragm secured using black surgical thread.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Used 1952-1983, and possibly later.
Canada: Designed by donor while a resident under K.G McKenzie at Toronto General Hospital (1951).
Function: Used to deliver medication directly to the brain.
Technical: In Nov. 1952 the device was fitted in a patient undoing treatment for tuberculous meningitis: injections of antibiotics were administered via the cannula directly to the brain. The cannula remained in place for over 30 years: it performed successfully during the time it was in active use.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "990.10.1" printed by hand in black ink on back of reservoir.
Missing: None.
Finish: Opaque polyethylene tubing. White polyethylene reservoir has opaque latex diaphragm secured using black surgical thread.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cannula & reservoir, 1951, Artifact no. 2002.0409, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0409.001/

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