Colostomy kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAINTENANCE/DISPOSABLE
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0150.001
- MANUFACTURER
- A.B.C. Specialty Co.
- MODEL
- A.B.C. DISPOSABLE
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 17
- AKA
- shield & inner ring
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC, WITH METAL FITTINGS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.3 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 4.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Patient care
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ABC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF KIT PROBABLY USED IN 1960S- 1980S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
- Canada
-
DISPOSABLE COLOSTOMY CARE KIT MFD BY A.B.C. SPECIALTY CO., TORONTO ON, AND DISTRIBUTED BY J.F. HARTZ CO. LTD., OPERATING IN TORONTO AND HAMILTON, ON; MONTREAL, PQ; AND HALIFAX, NS. - Function
-
USED FOR COLOSTOMY IRRIGATION, AND/OR FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LEAKAGE FROM COLOSTOMY SITE. - Technical
-
HAVING A COLOSTOMY AND BEING ABLE TO MANAGE ONE'S OWN CARE, AT HOME RATHER THAN IN A HOSPITAL, MAXIMIZES QUALITY OF LIFE. DISPOSABLE PLASTIC KITS REDUCE THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT. THIS ARRANGEMENT IS A SANITARY, ODORLESS, INCONSPICUOUS SOLUTION WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL PERSONNEL OR A MEDICAL SETTING. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "PATENTED" stamped into each of 4 belt clasps attached to shield.
- Missing
- RELATIVELY COMPLETE. ORIGINALLY SUPPLIED WITH 100 DISPOSABLE WASTE POUCHES; 83 POUCHES REMAIN WITH KIT.
- Finish
- OPAQUE MOULDED SYNTHETIC SHIELD FITTED WITH THICK TRANSLUCENT RING AND SILVER METAL BUCKLES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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A.B.C. Specialty Co., Colostomy kit, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2002.0150, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0150.001/
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