General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

5

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass ampoule

Dimensions

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

Length

7.1 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

1.6 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ICI

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Manchester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.

Function

To contain liquid anaesthetic for use with a portable inhaler

Technical

Pioneered by Imperial Chemical Industries in Britain, its development was hailed as an anesthetic revolution. Originally thought to possess less hepatotoxicity than chloroform, and without the unpleasant pungency and flammability of ether, TCE use was nonetheless soon found to have several pitfalls. These included promotion of cardiac arrhythmias, low volatility and high solubility preventing quick anesthetic induction, reactions with soda lime used in carbon dioxide absorbing systems, prolonged neurologic dysfunction when used with soda lime, and evidence of hepatotoxicity as had been found with chloroform

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On ampoule: "6 c.c./ TRILENE/ TRICHLOROETHYLENE/ for/ POCKET INHALER/ IMPERIAL CHEMICAL/ PHARMACEUTICALS LTD./ MANCHESTER/ Made in England"

Missing

Liquid anaesthetic has leaked out

Finish

Clear glass with white lettering

Decoration

N/A