Pacemaker, cardiac & electrode

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OBJECT TYPE: EXTERNAL/REGULATED/PORTABLE
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0062.001

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council
MODEL: 1
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 ALL METAL CASING HAS SOME MINOR SYNTHETIC FITTINGS. 2-.3 METAL, SYNTHETIC AND RUBBER MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 22.0 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: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS PACEMAKER USED IN EXPERIMENTS C. 1951, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: THE WORLD'S FIRST REGULATED PACEMAKER WITH INTRAVENOUS CATHETERS. DEVELOPED BY DRS. J.C. CALLAGHAN & W.G. BIGELOW, WITH THE ELECTRICAL KNOW-HOW DR. OF J.A. HOPPS, THE PACEMAKER WAS BUILT BY NRC, OTTAWA. (REF. 2)
Function: TO DELIVER ELECTRICAL STIMULI TO THE SINO-AURICULAR NODAL AREA OF THE HEART IN ORDER TO RE-START OR REGULATE HEARTBEAT.
Technical: CARDIAC PACEMAKER CAPABLE OF STARTING A STOPPED HEART AND INCREASING OR DECREASING NORMAL HEART RATE. FIRST ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER USING INTRAVENOUS CATHETERS TO DELIVER STIMULUS TO THE SINO-AURICULAR NODE. (REF. 1).2 POSSIBLY 2-POINT FOCAL ELECTRODE WITH 2 STIMULATING METAL TIPS (NOW MISSING ONE TIP). (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 Plate fixed to lower front of casing reads "RADIO AND ELECTRICAL LABORATORIES/ NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ OTTAWA- CANADA/ TYPE MODEL 1 SERIAL 1". All controls, etc. labelled. "JRC/ 1969" handwritten in grease pencil on inside of case bottom. "994.1.28" handwritten in black ink in lower right rear corner..2 "AMPHENOL" incised into connector. "USCI X-RAY USA/ 8/ BARD" marked in black on length of green catheter tubing..3 "AMPHENOL" incised into connector. "PAT. NO. 207612" incised in fitting connectingtubing to connector. "USCI X-RAY USA/ 6" marked in black on length of green catheter tubing.
Missing: .1 INTERNAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. .2 POSSIBLY MISSING 1 STIMULATING METAL TIP.
Finish: .1 PACEMAKER CONTROL UNIT HAS MOTTLED GREY ENAMEL FINISH; BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC CONTROL DIALS AND CONNECTORS; ONE RED AND ONE WHITE INDICATOR LIGHT DOME..2 SILVER METAL CONNECTOR JOINED TO GREEN GREEN-GREY AND BLACK BANDED CATHETER TUBING BY LENGTH OF GREY SYNTHETIC COVERED CORD (?): RED RUBBER TUBE ACTS AS JUNCTION BETWEEN CATHER & CORD..3 SILVER METAL CONNECTORJOINED TO GREEN CATHETER TUBING BY RUBBER TUBE.
Decoration: N/A

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