Sphygmomanometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL/CUFF/GAUGE-READ
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0213.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TYCOS
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 6424314
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- COTTON FABRIC CUFF; METAL GAUGE HAS GLASS COVER; METAL VALVE LINKS SYNTHETIC SQUEEZE BULB AND TUBING. VELCRO CLOSURES SECURE CUFF.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.5 cm
- Width
- 14.5 cm
- Height
- 6.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- TAYLOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS STYLE OF SPHYGMOMANOMETER USED C. 1970S+
- Canada
-
PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER, EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ. - Function
-
TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF TYPICAL INSTRUMENT USED BY PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE. PRESSURE CUFF IS INFLATED AROUND PATIENT'S ARM: USING A STETHOSCOPE THE POINTS AT WHICH THE PULSE IS CUT OFF, AND THE PRESSURE OF THE PULSE'S RETURN, ARE NOTED ASHIGH (SYSTOLIC) AND LOW (DIASTOLIC) READINGS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Meter face bears scale 20-300mm, graduated by increments of 20; also marked "Tycos/ CERTIFIED/ 6424314" and "MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.". Valve linking squeeze bulb and tubing stamped "Tycos/ 72/ USA" and "Tycos/ ASHERVILLE, N.C. U.S.A./ 71". Bulb marked "Tycos/ ASHERVILLE N.C./ 102".
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- PRESSURE GAUGE CASING HAS GREY CRACKLE-TEXTURED FINISH. GAUGE FACE IS WHITE, WITH BLACK TEXT & OTHER MARKINGS; CLEAR GLASS COVER OVER FACE. BLACK SYNTHETIC TUBING LINKS GAUGE TO VALVE & TO BLACK SYNTHETIC SQUEEZE BULB. CUFF IS BLUE-GREY HEAVY COTTON (JEAN ?) FABRIC, SECURED WITH WIDE GREY VELCRO CLOSURES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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TYCOS, Sphygmomanometer, circa 1970, Artifact no. 2002.0213, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0213.001/
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