Absorption apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Carbon Dioxide
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0183.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Foregger
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 16
- AKA
- Infant absorber
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal end cap and mesh; synthetic cannister
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.7 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 5.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Chemicals & medications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Foregger
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
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
-
Cannister is filled with soda lime, which allows apparatus to absorb excess carbon dioxide when a patient is under anaesthesia, especially for longer operations. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On end: "FOREGGER"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Silver coloured metal with clear synthetic container
- Decoration
- N/A
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Foregger, Absorption apparatus, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2014.0183, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0183.001/
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