Catheter

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OBJECT TYPE: colostomy
DATE: 1950–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.1004.005

MANUFACTURER: Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Lewis Colostomy Apparatus
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Red rubber tubing; clear glass connector.

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 14.6 cm
Height: 1.7 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: Hartz
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This kit is new/ never used.
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: Used to introduce water and soap suds fluid into intestine during colostomy flush [enema].
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " J.F. HARTZ CO. LTD./ MADE IN U.S.A." and "28 fr" stamped in black ink on tubing. UHN catalogue no. "998.2.15" printed by hand in black ink on glass connector.
Missing: None.
Finish: Red rubber tubing; clear glass connector.
Decoration: N/A

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Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd., Catheter, between 1950–1969, Artifact no. 2002.1004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.1004.005/

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