Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

70636

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Metal & synthetic components

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

99,0 cm

Largeur

74,9 cm

Hauteur

111,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Matériel médical

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

SWEDEN

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Washington

Ville

Seattle

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

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

Fonction

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.

Technique

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.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Decal [now in S.I.] reads " MANUFACTURED BY/ SWEDEN FREEZER MANUFACTURING CO./ SEATTLE, U.S.A./ MODEL 11-1-160 SER. NO. 70636 TOTAL AMPS. 20.3/ VOLTS 115 CYCLE 60 PHASE 1/ REFRIGERANT 12 QUANTITY- OZS. 26/ COMPRESSOR F.L.A. 6.1 COMPRESSOR L.R.A. 32.5/ PUMP MOTOR H.P. 1/2-1/4 PUMP MOTOR F.L.A. 7.8-5.8/ TEST PRESSURES:/ 235 P.S.I HIGH SIDE/ 140 P.S.I. LOW SIDE ". Decal on unit front reads "SWEDEN". All controls, gauges, etc. labelled. Decal on motor housing reads " GENERAL [logo] ELECTRIC/ A.C. MOTOR- THERMALLY PROTECTED/ MOD. SKC43MG65EX RPM 1725/ HP ½ [illegible] 115/230 CODE L/ A. 7.8/3.9 CY. 60 TIME/ RATING/ CONT./ TEMP./ RISE/ 40 c/ PH. 1 FR. 56J SF 1.25 sf/amps. [BLANK]/ 231911 / RELUBRICATE WITH BALL BEARING GREASE AFTER/ 10 YRS. LIGHT 5 YRS. MEDIUM, OR 2 YRS. HEAVY DUTY./ FORT WAYNE, INDIANA/ N.P. 219417 MADE IN U.S.A. ". Second decal, below, reads " CAUTION/ TO REMOVE MOTOR TAKE OUT THE FOUR/ BOLTS THAT FASTEN MOTOR TO MOUNTING/ FEET. DO NOT REMOVE BOLTS THAT FASTEN/ MOUNTING FEET TO TOP OF TANK./ 0-114-67 ".

Manque

Clamp assembly and supporting bed for .2 dialyzer board is missing; possibly missing other parts.

Fini

Silver metal cabinet.

Décoration

S/O