General Information

Serial #

A24N1A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

Combination set, transfusion

Patents

N/A

General Description

heavy paper

Dimensions

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

Length

30.6 cm

Width

7.5 cm

Height

2.5 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

Baxter

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Alliston

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

c. 1970 +

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. Manufactured for, and used by Canadian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service.

Function

To contain and protect contents when not in use.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Box front marked "PLEXITRON/ NOT TO BE SOLD/ STERILE, NON-PYROGENIC/ No. YT-52/ Combination/ Administration Set/ And Pressure Pump/ FOR/ BLOOD OR PLASMA/ TRANSFUSIONS/ DISPOSABLE/ DISCARD AFTER USE/ [cross symbol]/ Lot No./ A24N1A/ Manufactured for/ THE/ CANADIAN RED CROSS/ BLOOD TRANSFUSION/ SERVICE/ BY/ BAXTER LABORATORIES/ OF CANADA LTD./ ALLISTON. ONTARIO. CANADA". "DIRECTIONS FOR USE/ This set supplied sterile and ready to use except for the venipuncture and airvent needles/ 1. Close the control clamp. 2. Resuspend the blood cells by inverting and righting the container at/ least 10 times. 3. Clean the exposed rubber stopper indentations with a suitable disinfectant. 4./ Insert a sterile No. 17-gauge needle through the small "Air" indentation of the stopper. 5. Remove/ protector from plug-in "A". Illustration 1. 6. Insert plug-in through outlet indentation and suspend/ container. 7. Gently squeeze and release upper part of flexible drip chamber until fluid level is/ above filter. 8. Tap drip chamber to expel air trapped inside filter. If fluid level drops, repeat step/ No. 7. 9. Remove protector from needle adaptor "B", open control clamp and fill remainder of set./ Air bubbles may be expelled by flicking the tubing. Close clamp. Attach sterile needle and proceed/ with venipuncture. 10. Regulate rate of administration with control clamp (10 drops approximate 1/ c.c.) 11. When pressure administration is desired, remove clamp, and squeeze and release the/ plastic chamber above the filter. Illustration II. Rate of administration under pressure is determined by/ the amount and frequency of the squeeze and release action. 12. To return to gravity transfusion,/ squeeze plastic chamber, attach hemostat to tubing below drip chamber, remove unit from stand to/ an upright position and then release chamber. Resuspend container, attach control clamp, remove/ hemostat and regulate rate of flow", 2 illustrations and French language text translation appear on back panel. "Baxter No. YT-52 Sterile Combination Administration Set And Pressure Pump/ FOR BLOOD OR PLASMA" printed on both long side panels. One long side panel also bears text "TO OPEN/ PRESS/ HERE" printed in corners. "Baxter No. YT-52/ Sterile Combination Administration Set/ And Pressure Pump" printed on both short end panels. UHN catalogue no. "973.3.6" printed by hand in pencil on box back.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Dark green and buff-coloured heavy paper box has folded end tabs.

Decoration

Red cross symbol prominently displayed on box front; illustration of contents on reverse.