General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

Kiil board or plate

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal & synthetic (including polypropylene) components.

Dimensions

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

Length

71.0 cm

Width

36.5 cm

Height

15.0 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

TMI

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Torrance

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This type of dialyzer used in 1960s.

Canada

Typical of Kiil plate dialyzer used in Canada, the US and Europe during the 1960s. This item is part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material and trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.

Function

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.

Technical

This Kiil [type] dialyzer was touted as having multiple pyramid support design and low resistance and improved two-layer, parallel flow. The greater membrane surface area per square meter produced offered improved efficiency over standard V-groove Kiil dialyzers. The mfr. claimed the clamp design was the first created specifically for a large multiple pyramid support (MPS) dialyzer, incorporating a honeycomb flat plate which produced uniform blood film and minimized blood channelling. [Ref. 1] Kiil dialyzers were routinely used in 1960s for overnight, unattended hemodialysis. This process was was pioneered by Belding Scrbner, MD and his colleagues in Seattle, WA. The dialysate delivery system was developed by Albert Babb, PhD. This provided dialysate which was automatically mixed, and temperature and conductivity controlled. [Ref. 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Decal on casing top reads "DO NOT EXCEED/ 5 LBS TORQUE". Connectors on either end of unit read "THE HAUSER- HANSEN MFG. CO./ CLEVELAND OHIO, U.S.A/ 1113-ST111 MADE IN U.S.A.." and "HANSEN/ LL3-521". "A" handwritten in pencil on one end [same end] of upper and lower plates.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Light blue speckle-textured finish on rigid top and bottom casings; bright silver metal clamps and other fillings; opaque synthetic plate casings; black synthetic tubing connector. Cream-colour masking tape applied to one side edge of filters.

Decoration

N/A