Stethoscope part

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OBJECT TYPE: non-specific/binaural/Fleischer
DATE: 1970–1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0863.003

MANUFACTURER: Becton, Dickinson & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rutherford, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: chest piece diaphragm ring
Patents: N/A
General Description: silver metal

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 4.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Becton
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Rutherford

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1970s-'80s; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: To conduct sound from it's source to a single listener. Specifically, the chest piece amplifies sound from a specific area. This ring secures diaphragm within chest piece.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Threaded silver metal ring.
Decoration: N/A

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Becton, Dickinson & Co., Stethoscope part, circa 1970–1985, Artifact no. 2002.0863, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0863.003/

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