Electrode

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OBJECT TYPE: cardiac/defibrillator/dual
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0990.002

MANUFACTURER: Measurement Engineering Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Arnprior, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Each of two brown synthetic and silver metal disc-shaped electrode heads mounted on a grey and black synthetic [bakelite ?] and metal post with hand grip: black synthetic covered cord extending from each grip joined at end by single blue synthetic and silver metal connector.

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Measurement
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Arnprior

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This instrument used c. 1950s.
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. This instrument is a piece of the first cardiology equipment used at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto during the 1950s. [Ref. 3]
Function: Provides focussed contact point between patient and defibrillator.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "979.32.3 a" printed by hand in white ink on one grip.
Missing: Unknown- appears complete.
Finish: Each of two brown synthetic and silver metal disc-shaped electrode heads mounted on a grey and black synthetic and metal post with hand grip: black synthetic covered cord extending from each grip joined at end by single blue synthetic and silver metal connector.
Decoration: N/A

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Measurement Engineering Ltd., Electrode, circa 1950–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0990, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0990.002/

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