General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

17

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood case; metal hinges and fasteners

Dimensions

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

Length

39.7 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

6.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Cystoscope

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

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

To contain and protect a set of resectoscopes

Technical

“Developed in the 1920s, it enables tissue removal from the bladder without destruction to permit pathological examination of the specimen.” (ref.1) Mr. Reinhold H. Wappler, founder of American Cystoscope Makers, Inc., was involved in the early work in the development of urological instrumentation in America.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On top of lid: white sticker with "124" in red marker/ Proper front: in black marker on the case "SLATER"/ On the latches: "PRESTO LOCK/ CO"/ On inside of lid, mfr. plate: "A.C.M.I/ TRADE MARK/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ DESIGNERS/ AND/ SOLE PRODUCERS/ OF/ WAPPLER AND A.C.M.I./ INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900/ THE STERN-McCARTHY/ VISUAL PROSTATIC ELECTROTOME/ WITH McCARTHY FOROBLIQUE VISUAL SYSTEM/ AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC., NEW YORK/ A.C.M.I/ TRADE MARK/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ TO REPLACE LOOP ON THIS/ INSTRUMENT, SEE LOOP NUMBER/ STAMPED ON MOVEMENT./ TO AVOID POSSIBLE DAMAGE/ USE ONLY A.C.M.I LAMP NUM-/BER STAMPED ON TELESCOPE."/ Four diagrams show use of the instrument

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Black finished metal with silver coloured markings

Decoration

N/A