https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/7d40ce1b2afa30fb84f55d9f8c84ec00.jpg 120b03af51a39c3829beb3153a9af1fb https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/f61af620c5bc15d781d2fa62f0bd4976.jpg e5d2d4f28c8923b7bc1cb12b30955d9d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum and Artwork Subject The topic of the resource Museum collections Description An account of the resource Our museum collection helps tell the story of the College, of its place in the city of Glasgow, and of Scottish medical history. Our collection also tells the story of the students, Fellows and Members who have shaped the College over the centuries. We have fascinating medical instruments and equipment used by some of the most famous people associated with the College, including Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and William Macewen. These sit alongside a varied and often gruesome collection of surgical and dental instruments which help to show the progression and innovation made in surgical procedures from the 18th century onwards. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object Cardiac Bioptome 86 mm (length) x 61 mm (width). Transfemoral Instrument 157 mm (length) x 66 mm (width). Materials Metal, plastic. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cardiac Bioptome with modern transfemoral instrument Description An account of the resource In the 1970's Professor Philip Caves, of the Cardiothoracic Transplant Laboratory at Stanford Medical School invented the cardiac bioptome. This instrument is used to diagnose heart rejection. The procedure is performed at regular intervals after transplant surgery, at occasional times when rejection is expected and to assess the adequacy of anti-rejection therapy. The bioptome is inserted through the patient's neck into the jugular vein. Under fluoroscopy it is guided to the apex of the right ventricle. The jaws of the instrument are opened and closed, and a small sample of tissue is consequently removed. Sometimes the bioptome is inserted through the femoral vein instead. The procedure lasts for about 30 minutes and is performed under general anaesthetic. Professor Caves' invention is regarded as the 'Gold Standard' for evaluating heart rejection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1970s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2006/1 Cardiology Instrument