General Information

Serial #

70074

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

Kiil Dialyzer

Patents

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General Description

Polypropylene board; stainless steel ports

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

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State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY MACHINE USED C. 1960S.

Canada

This machine presumably used at the Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, Ont. (listed as donor)1

Function

To separate waste matter & water from the blood by circulating them through a series of filters. These wastes are then eliminated from the body as urine.

Technical

Now used as temporary or stop-gap measure in treating patients suffering from kidney failure. Until 1958, when the first successful kidney transplant operation was performed, patients spent several hours connected to such a machine in hospital or on out-patient basis: treatment might be conducted 2-3 times per week or more.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

Block incised on one end "BOTTOM SER-70074 A-END SF-11-1-39/ MIDDLE SER-70074 A-END S-11-1-38/ TOP SER-70074 A-END S-11-1-39"; "BOTTOM B END/ MIDDLE B END/ TOP E END" incised on opposite end; "ARTERIAL" handwritten in orange grease pencil on each layer.

Missing

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Finish

OPAQUE SYNTHETIC BOARD IN 3 LAYERS.

Decoration

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