Electrode

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OBJECT TYPE: NEUROLOGY/E.E.G./CLIP
DATE: 1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0497.001

MANUFACTURER: Grass Instrument Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Quincy, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic; metal;

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 8.5 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: Grass
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Quincy

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
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.
Function: Provides direct point of contact between patient and E.E.G. unit; transmits electrical impulses from source (patient) to machine.
Technical: Example of a clip-on style electrode. May have been ear clip, or possibly used on small animals. Clip style promotes quick attachment and removal, and precise placement.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident, save UHN no. "981.13.4" printed in black ink on clip.
Missing: Unknown- appears complete.
Finish: Goldtone metal pin and electrode head; opaque synthetic clip; black synthetic (?) covering on wire; red and blue synthetic covering on pin-to-wire attachment point.
Decoration: N/A

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Grass Instrument Co., Electrode, before 1983, Artifact no. 2002.0497, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0497.001/

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