General Information

Serial #

10790139

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC, METAL & RUBBER MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

155.0 cm

Width

77.5 cm

Height

146.0 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

Century

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Nebraska

City

Aurora

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS CHAIR USED IN EARLY 1980S.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURETRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO ON. THIS CHAIR PURCHASED BY TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 1980 AND USED THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Function

TO SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY SUPPORT A WOMAN IN LABOUR IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.

Technical

MODERN EXAMPLE OF A BIRTHING CHAIR, USED TO SUPPORT A WOMAN WHILE GIVING BIRTH IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS POSITION IS FAVOURED BY MANY WOMEN, AS IT REDUCES PRESSURE ON THE BACK AND ALLOWS GRAVITY TO ASSIST THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BABY THROUGH THE BIRTH CANAL. BIRTHING CHAIRS HAVE BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES & BY MANY CULTURES. PHYSICIANS & NURSES FIND THE CHAIRS CAN RESTRICT THEIR ABILITY TO MANOEUVER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate fixed to chair base reads "Century/ AURORA, NEBRASKA/ Medical Equipment/ SERIAL 10790139 MODEL BC10/ DANGER/ POSSIBLE EXPLOSION HAZARD/ IF USED IN THE PRESENCE OF/ FLAMMABLE ANESTHETICS." Decal, above, reads "TORONTO GENERAL/ HOSPITAL/ ASSET/ NO./ C5863". Plate fixed to base reads "de/ den-tal-ez [registered trade mark symbol]/ Den-Tal-Ez Mfg. Co. Hwy. 31 South/ Bay Minette, Alabama U.S.A. 36507/ MODEL SP Serial #3036/ Motor 4.8 Amp- Total 11.2 Amp.- 115 Volts- 60Hz. A.C.". * Markings cont'd in Supp. Info.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

BEIGE MOULDED SYNTHETIC CHAIR; DARKER BROWN MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASING FOR MOTOR HAS ROUGH PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH.

Decoration

N/A