Bypass Pump

Bypass Pump

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Object Name
Pump, Blood-Handling
cardiology
pump, blood-handling
pump,artificial heart
Other Terms
Pump, Blood-Handling; Surgery, Cardiac; Medicine
associated date
1948
associated institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
associated person
Halkett, James A. E.
Sewell, William H.
location of prior holder
United States: Massachusetts
United States: Massachusetts, Sherborn
Physical Description
cork (?? material)
glass (?? material)
metal (?? material)
plastic (?? material)
rubber (stopper material)
Measurements
overall: 10 in x 18 in x 3 in; 25.4 cm x 45.72 cm x 7.62 cm
ID Number
1985.0101.19
accession number
1985.0101
catalog number
1985.0101.19
Credit Line
James A. E. Halkett, M.D. and Adam Wesolow, M.D. (Sigmund Adam Wesolowski)
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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