Cord, electrical

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OBJECT TYPE: detachable
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2015.0354.003

MANUFACTURER: Electricord
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and synthetic cord. Cordon en métal et synthétique.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Electricord
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Unknown Inconnu
Canada: Used at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Utilisé au centre médical de Foothills à Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Function: To physically connect and deliver power from an outlet to a syringe pump. Pour connecter physiquement et fournir l’alimentation d’une sortie à une pompe de seringue.
Technical: One of the earliest syringe-drivers, for the automated delivery of intravenous medications. This kind of device would have been used primarily in the OR, but could also have been used in the ICU, particularly if the ICU was run by anesthesiologists. L’un des premiers conducteurs de seringues, pour la livraison automatisée de médicaments intraveineux. Ce type d’appareil aurait été utilisé principalement dans la salle d’opération, mais aurait également pu être utilisé dans les soins intensifs, en particulier si les soins intensifs étaient gérés par des anesthésiologistes.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Moulded into the plug end: "5-15P/ Electricord/ HOSPITAL GRADE"/ Moulded into the black connector end: "PEC"/ Repeating in recessed letters on the cable: "P.E. CO. 18/3 SJT"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Grey cable with a black connector on one end and silver-coloured metal contacts. Câble gris avec connecteur noir sur une extrémité et contacts métalliques argentés.
Decoration: N/A

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Electricord, Cord, electrical, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2015.0354, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2015.0354.003/

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