General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    87461
    Alternate Codes
    Equipment and Tools
    Common Name
    Mucus extractor
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    A mucus extractor (2 parts) is a device for asiration of mucus congesting the upper airways of the newborn or for suctioning tracheal/bronchial secretions (of newborns, children & adults) which will be analysed in a laboratory.
    Mucus extractor includes:
    - 1 container (capacity 25 ml), with graduations from 0 to 25 ml for all models,
    - 1 PVC extension tube 23 cm long with connector for finger-tip suction control, to connect the device to the suction source (mechanical/wall suction),
    - 1 separate lid for safe sealing and transport of the aspirate,
    - 1 label, c. 1930.

    Provenance

    Cape Medical Museum

    Description
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    History
    Object Age Comment
    c. 1930
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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