SUCTIONING DEVICE
H1989.907
Consists of 3 parts: a metal flexible tube with screw-on attachment at one end; a metal mouthpiece which is curved, hollow and has five holes at the end; and plastic tubing which connects the two other pieces. Metal tubing has 'ASAM / Trademark / Patent Pending'. The flexible metal tube is screwed onto a tap: water flows in one end of it and straight out the other. This creates a natural vacuum. Thus the mouthpiece placed in the patient's mouth sucks the saliva out through metal and plastic tubing, through flexible metal pipe and to drain. This process was unpopular as it was noisy and cumbersome. It was replaced by electronic suction machines.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1989.907 |
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| Accession Date: | 17 Nov 1989 |
Material
| Stainless Steel/Metal | 0 - Whole |
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| Rubber/Natural Resin | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| length | 2420mm |
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| width | 400mm |
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