Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Venous pressure manometer, 1953
... Venous pressure manometer ...venous pressure manometer... kaye manometer venous pressure manometer measurement spanner ...
Hand-made manometer is mounted on a flat, rectangular chrome platform. It comprises three valves labelled A, B and C. Valve C is connected to a glass measuring cylinder via a curved metal pipe. Item also includes a small spanner and brown plastic mock leather case with metal clasp, hinges and studs.Engraved into the floor of the device are the instructions on what valves to open and shut for 'infusion, fill and read'.
Engraved on spanner: Geoffrey Kaye
Engraved on clasp of case: Kaye BJ.2749anaesthesia, dr geoffrey kaye, manometer, venous pressure manometer, measurement, spanner, chrome, invention, manufacture