Cardiovascular

digitalis aquous bottle
2017.000.068
19th century white glazed ceramic jar of liquid extract of digitalis, one of the earliest medicines used for the treatment of heart failure ... View Full Record
Stethoscope
EH10763
This is a very early example of a wooden monaural stethoscope dating from approximately 1835. Used as an all-purpose stethoscope with a wide rim for the ear piece and the body flaring to a wider diameter to hear more of the hearts sounds. ... View Full Record
Stethoscope
EH101292
wooden monaural stethoscope This style of stethoscope, made in 1835 was popular until the 1860s when metal stethoscopes gained popularity. Later with the development of the binaural stethoscope, the monaural stethoscope became obsolete. ... View Full Record
Stethoscope
EH101037
Made by Tiemann Co. in 1873, this metal monaural stethoscope is a Hawksley style and was one the many metal varieties popular in the mid to late 19th century.... View Full Record
Stethoscope
EH10816
Phonendoscope c.1894 This piece represents one of the many variations on the diaphragm stethoscope designed in the late 19th century. These stethoscopes specialized in picking up higher pitched sounds. In 1894, Italian physicians Eugenio Bazzi... View Full Record
Stethoscope
2017.000.072
Stethoscope with Bell Chest Piece c.mid 20th century The bell chest piece was first developed in the 1850's and specialized in picking up lower pitched heart and lung sounds. ... View Full Record
Stethoscope
2017.000.073
Combination Stethoscope c.1952 The Rieger-Bowles model, this stethoscope model combined the functioning of the bell and diaphragm chest pieces, and could be used to listen for a wide range of heart and lung sounds. Presented to physician by Roeri... View Full Record
Stethoscope
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Littmann Stethoscope c.1961 Designed by Dr. David Littmann of Boston, MA, this stethoscope contained a very smal amount of air in its tubing resulting in loud and clear sounds from its reversable chest pieces. This stethoscope model combined th... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
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Oliver-Graham portable sphygmomanometer in wooden case. Instrument consists of a hand blown outer tube which houses another hand blown tube that contains mercury at its base and is attached via rubber tubing to a bakelite stem. There is an ivory... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
EH10514
Portable sphygmomanometer in an oak box. The lid lifts to reveal manometer folded in half. The manometer them extends with metal scale to 260 mm Hg. The reservoir is at the side of the scale. When the tube folds down a valve closes to prevent the l... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
EH101311
This mercury sphygmomanometer was made by W.A. Baum Co. Inc. in New York. It is a Lifetime Baumanometer and is the Desk Model. It comes in a wooden box with a metal knob that turns to open. There is black rubber tubing and pump. The green arm cuff re... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
EH10333
This Baumanometer is a mercury sphygmomanometer. It comes in a wooden box which open by twisting a metal knob on the side. This model has green rubber tubing, a black rubber pump, and a brown cloth arm cuff. It has a capacity of 260 millimeters mercu... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
2017.000.051
This mercury sphygmomanometer is the Super-sphyg Baumanometer Desk Model. Mercury Baumanometers were regarded for their accuracy and never needed recalibration. This model has brown rubber tubing, a black rubber pump, and a black cloth arm cuff. It h... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
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This mercury blood pressure machine is the Super-sphyg Baumanometer Desk Model. It was made be W.A. Baum Co. Inc. in New York. This machine is in a wooden case with a metal clasp to open. There is green rubber tubing, a green rubber pump, and a blue... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
2017.000.055
This Baumanometer is in a silver metal case and has a green fabric cover. It records blood pressure in a column of mercury. The cloth arm cuff is adult size and there are directions of use directly on the cuff. The rubber tubing is green and the pump... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
EH10515
Tycos pocket aneroid sphygmomanometer in leather case. A gift from Dr. Ringwalt of Lancaster, PA, this type of sphygmomanometer was often advertised in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Since a cost of approximately $25.00 was a larg... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
2017.000.052
This sphygmomanometer is Dr. Von Recklinghausen's "Scala Alternans" Oscillotonometer. Von Recklinghausen was a German physician during the early 1900s. This model was first developed in 1932 as an improvement to the first model. The physician could s... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
EH102079
This mercurial sphygmomanometer was made by Medisco Company in West Germany. This instrument is dated to after 1945, because that is the year that Germany was divided into Eastern and Western blocs following its defeat in World War II. This model is... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
EH102138
Pocket aneroid sphygmomanometer with leather zippered case. Case contains adult sized blood pressure cuff, gauge and rubber hand pump and tubing to cuff. Manufactured by Welch Allyn Tycos, the hand held aneroid sphygmomanometer has been a popular d... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
2017.000.081
This mercury sphygmomanometer is the Kit Bag Model made by W.A. Baum Co. Inc. in New York. It is in a wooden case. Inside, there is black rubber tubing and a black rubber pump. It has a capacity of 260 millimeters mercury.The green arm cuff reads "Ty... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
2017.000.049
This mercury Rx-Manometer sphygmomanometer was made by W.A. Baum Co. Inc. in Copiague, New York. Seeing blood pressure as an important diagnostic vital sign, William A Baum founded his company on the promise to provide accurate blood pressure apparat... View Full Record
Electrocardiograph Machine
2017.000.070
This Sanborn Cardiette Electrocardiograph is in a metal box with a wood design and has a leather handle. There are black plastic knobs on the inside, rubber tubing, and several leads. A hinged door on the front allows access to the tape along with a... View Full Record
Electrocardiograph Machine
EH101379
This EKG machine, also referred to as the Sanborn Cardiette, was manufactured by Sanborn in Cambridge, MA. The casing is made from bakelite, an early plastic, and brown in color. The case comes with a handle to make the EKG portable when necessary. I... View Full Record
Electrocardiograph Machine
2017.015.001
This EKG machine comes in a portable wooden case that made it available for travel. Inside the case are two dials used to operate the machine as well as the glass covering on the printable paper recording of the EKG. This machine can carry up to 115... View Full Record
Electrocardiograph Machine
EH101137
This Sanborn Cardiette Phonocardiograph is a portable EKG machine in a wooden case with metal clasps and leather handle. The patent number is 2,180,160. It dates to the 1940s, but a picture and description of this machine appears in the September 194... View Full Record
Electrocardiograph Machine
EH101136
The Cardiotron was the first direct-writing electrocardiograph, developed by Paul Traugott, President and Chief Engineer of Electro-Physical Laboratories, Inc., a division of Electronic Corporation of America. This model was sold by L&B Reiner, Easte... View Full Record
Electrocardiograph Machine
EH102102
This EKG machine, also known as the "Simpli-Scribe" Portable Model, is complete with a canvas cover with leather on the sides and a wooden case with a metal clasp. Inside includes cords to plug into machine, wooden door that slides left and right as... View Full Record
Pacemaker
2017.000.069
Ventak Cardioverter Defibrillator developed by Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. c.late 1980s This very large device would actually have been implanted within a patient, with the main console being lodged in a patient's stomach, and the mesh pads sewn onto... View Full Record
Pacemaker
2017.000.074
Medtronic Ventricular Inhibited (VVI) Pacemakers c.mid 1970s These models were powered by zinc-mercuric oxide cells and were also some of the earliest programmable models to offer adjustable pacing rates. The collection at EHMHF includes three of... View Full Record
Pacemaker
2017.000.075
Multi-programmable pacemaker c.1980s Called the Multi-Programmable Pulse Generator, this pacemaker, manufactured by Medtronic, offered easily adjustable pacing rates and could be programmed to function in a variety of ways. This model also containe... View Full Record
pacemaker
2017.000.077
Programalith Pacesetter c.1980s This pacemaker model was one of the earliest to offer programmability without a physician having to perform an invasive surgery to alter the pacemaker's function. The technology used by this pacemaker to communicat... View Full Record
Pacemaker
2017.000.076
Medtronic Minix SSI Multi-Programmable Pacemaker, Intermedics Nova II Pacemaker c.1990s These pacemakers offered advanced programmability and contained more advanced (and smaller) circuitry than their earlier counterparts. ... View Full Record
Commissurotomy Knife
2017.000.082
Bailey Commissurotomy knife used for mitral stenosis - (2) Left and Right Commissurotomy Knives designed by Dr. Charles Bailey and produced in Philadelphia, PA. c.1950 These knives were used for the treatment of the heart condition mitral steno... View Full Record
flowscope
2017.000.071
Flowscope c.1980 This instrument could be used to diagnose a number of heart defects by measuring the velocity at which a person's blood is moving through his arteries. The flowscope utilizes the well-known Doppler effect, which says that the frequ... View Full Record
Cardiology Pump
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Holter Roller Pumps c.mid 20th century These two roller pumps were manufactured by Extracorporeal Medical Specialties Inc. in King of Prussia, PA. The pumps were used for blood circulation in a number of procedures, including dialysis, blood transf... View Full Record
Cardiology Education
2017.000.079
Patient Guide to the Human Heart c.1990 This book was one of many produced in the late 20th century as doctors and pharmaceutical companies sought to better inform their patients of their heart conditions and the heart anatomy. This example was pub... View Full Record
Cardiology Education
2017.000.080
Heart Recordings
Heart Recordings Album c.1955 This album containes recordings of cardiac auscultatory sounds (reproductions of the sounds which are heard when a physician listens to a patient's heart with a stethoscope) for various heart conditions. This album was... View Full Record
Cardiology Education
2017.000.078
Cardio-views 3-Dimensional Images of the Heart c.1950's These heart images and their accompanying 3-dimensional viewer were produced by the American Heart Association in the mid-1950's to aid students and patients in their understanding of the heart... View Full Record
Sphygmomanometer
2017.002.005
A heavy brown fabric sphygmomanometer cuff with metal snaps to adjust cuff size. Also includes a metal aneroid manometer gauge with connecting rubber tube in a brown leather pouch. It is missing the inflation bulb. The sphygmomanometer was used to de... View Full Record