General Information

Serial #

824

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic & metal components,

Dimensions

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

Length

17.2 cm

Width

7.7 cm

Height

32.8 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

Jones

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This instrument probably used c. 1970s+. This instrument not used after 1981.

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto On. Originally donated to Academy of Medicine- History of Medicine Museum by Dr. S.W. Epstein, 407-25 Leonard Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2R2, in 1981.

Function

To measure the user's arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide.

Technical

Direct-reading, portable instrument used to diagnose ventilatory failure.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"THE HACKNEY-COLLIER/ REBREATHING ANALYZER/ Pco2 [registered trademark symbol]/ ANOTHER/ JONES/ NEW DEPARTURE/ PRODUCT" printed on decal on lower front of instrument housing. "1. TURN VALVE ALL THE WAY "OPEN" , TILT UNIT 45 [degree symbol] TOWARDS READ-/ ING SCALE SIDE, PLUNGER COMPLETELY DOWN, "ZERO" SET./ 2. FLUSH GAS. REMOVE HAND FROM BAG, THEN "CLOSE" VALVE./ 3. AFTER SCRUBBING GAS SLOWLY, BE SURE PISTON IS DOWN./ 4. DEPRESS READING BUTTON. READ. LEAVE VALVE AT "CLOSE". " printed on decal applied near top edge. "OPEN/VALVE/CLOSE" and directional arrows printed on small silver decal applied to casing top, to left of plunger valve. "BEFORE TESTING A PATIENT/ RUN A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS USING THE SAME/ 8% BAG GAS THAT YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR/ YOUR PATIENT. THIS CHECKS YOUR ANALYZER, OP-/ ERATING TECHNIQUE, AND GAS CONCENTRATION./ JONES MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ 317 S. HONORE ST./ CHICAGO 12, ILL./ 824/ MADE/ IN/ U.S.A./ PATS./ APPLIED/ FOR" printed on decal applied to opposite side of instrument housing, near base. UHN catalogue no. "981.25.1" printed by hand in black ink on base.

Missing

This component is complete. Used with accessories including nose clip, rebreathing valve, bags, 8% CO2 tank, etc.

Finish

Solid synthetic block housing analyzer components has green tint; silver metal base, inlet valve, plunger and other fittings, etc.

Decoration

N/A