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Dyna Med Disposable Obstetrical Kit

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
Obstetrical kit made by Dyna Med Incorporated (DMI)/Dynamed Corporation, a company in Leucadia, California and Mount Vernon, New York. The kit includes 1 pair of disposable sterile gloves, 1 disposable sheet, 2 alcohol wipes, 2 moist towelettes (OB Towelettes), 2 umbilical cord clamps, 1 disposable scalpel, 6 oversponges, 1 bulb aspirator, 1 receiving blanket, 1 obstetrical pad, 1 plastic bag, 6 disposable towels, and 2 nylon tie offs. The kit also includes a surgical mask. There is a pink piece of paper attached to the inside of the lid titled "Contents" which lists everything included, as well as 3 illustrations for how to apply the cord clamp. The DMI logo is present as well as the address, 625 North Vulcan Avenue, Leucadia, CA 92024, telephone (714)753-0133. The kit is packaged in a brown cardboard box. The outside of the box has the name printed in black with a red DMI logo.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Martin Burke
ca. 1970s
ID Number
1982.0003.04
catalog number
1982.0003.04
accession number
1982.0003
Object Name
obstetrical kit, disposable
Physical Description
cardboard (box material)
paper (packaging material)
plastic (packaging material)
plastic (bulb aspirator, umbilical cord clamps material)
70% isopropyl alcohol (alcohol wipes active ingredients)
gauze (contents material)
latex (gloves material)
benzalkonium chloride; chlorothymol; 5% alcohol (towlettes active ingredients)
plastic; metal (scalpel material)
5% alcohol (contents active ingredients)
Measurements
container: 8.4 cm x 30.8 cm x 18.7 cm; 3 5/16 in x 12 1/8 in x 7 3/8 in
place made
United States: California, Encinitas, Leucadia
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
National Museum of American History
Subject
Obstetrics
Women's Health
Women's Health Products
Women's Health
Record ID
nmah_1695897
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7d02-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Dyna Med Disposable Obstetrical Kit
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