Sphygmomanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: manual/cuff/gauge-read
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0706.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Certified
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Black synthetic bulb and tubing; heavy grey woven fabric cuff has darker grey Velcro closure; gauge body has grey wrinkle-textured finish with silver metal trim; silver metal clip fastener on back; clear synthetic window over dial face; metal (?) dial face is white, with black markings and indicator dial.

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 7.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1975+
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 measure blood pressure.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "SPHYGMOMANOMETER" and "CERTIFIED" printed in black on dial face; mmHg gauge scale 20- 300 divided in increments of 2, and labelled at intervals of 20. "JAPAN" stamped into metal clip face. UHN catalogue number "1998.10.9" printed by hand in black ink, also on clip. Printed label sewn on cuff marked "SPHYGMOMANOMETER/ ARTERY/ LEFT/ ARM/ RIGHT/ ARM", with directional arrows.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Black synthetic bulb and tubing; heavy grey woven fabric cuff has darker grey Velcro closure; gauge body has grey wrinkle-textured finish with silver metal trim; silver metal clip fastener on back; clear synthetic window over dial face; dial face is white, with black markings and indicator dial.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sphygmomanometer, circa 1973, Artifact no. 2002.0706, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0706.001/

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