Anaesthetic

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0114.003

MANUFACTURER: Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals) Ltd.
MODEL: Trilene
LOCATION: Manchester, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 17
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Glass ampoule; fluid (trichloroethylene)

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.1 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.6 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ICI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Manchester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.
Function: Used as an anesthetic.
Technical: Pioneered by Imperial Chemical Industries in Britain, its development was hailed as an anesthetic revolution. Originally thought to possess less hepatotoxicity than chloroform, and without the unpleasant pungency and flammability of ether, TCE use was nonetheless soon found to have several pitfalls. These included promotion of cardiac arrhythmias, low volatility and high solubility preventing quick anesthetic induction, reactions with soda lime used in carbon dioxide absorbing systems, prolonged neurologic dysfunction when used with soda lime, and evidence of hepatotoxicity as had been found with chloroform
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On ampoule: "6 c.c./ TRILENE/ TRICHLOROETHYLENE/ for/ POCKET INHALER/ IMPERIAL CHEMICAL/ PHARMACEUTICALS LTD./ MANCHESTER/ Made in England"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Clear glass with white lettering and a clear, blue-tinged liquid
Decoration: N/A

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Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals) Ltd., Anaesthetic, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2014.0114, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0114.003/

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