Accession No
4085.2
Brief Description
Cambridge Electrocardioscope viewing unit, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., England, 1959
Origin
England; Cambridge
Maker
Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.
Class
medical; electrical
Earliest Date
1959
Latest Date
1959
Inscription Date
Material
metal; enamel(?)
Dimensions
height 917mm; base diameter 540mm
Special Collection
Cambridge Instrument Company Collection
Provenance
Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.
Inscription
CAMBRIDGE ELECTROCARDIOSCOPE
Description Notes
Cambridge Electrocardioscope, by Cambridge Instrument Company, English, c. 1960.
Main body of instrument is white enamel covered metal. Its serial number is C642346.
References
Events
Description
This device enables the visual monitoring of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart. Electrodes attached to the patient detect electrical impulses generated by cardiac tissue and this data is transformed into a waveform, which is projected onto the screen of the electrocardioscope. This particular model of instrument was designed to enable a medical team to continuously monitor a patient’s heart function during surgery.
06/10/2014
Created by: Joshua Nall on 06/10/2014
FM:44334
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