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Medical ➔ Hyfrecator
Identifier:
2011.51.9Description:
Black hyfrecator, a low-powered medical apparatus used in electrosurgery on conscious patients, usually in an office setting. It is used to destroy tissue directly, and to stop bleeding during minor surgery. It contains a dial on the front to change the voltage emitted and could hang on the wall.;Since its founding in 1910, Pine Rest has sought out innovative and holistic ways to treat their patients in body, mind, and spirit. Also, because of its unique nature as a psychopathic or mental hospital, staff at Pine Rest have used a variety of tools to treat their patients rarely seen at more conventional hospitals. Many of the artifacts in this collection reflect these unique approaches to treatment. Further information can be found in the accompanying Pine Rest archival collection.;Manufacturing information reads: Hyfrecator/Birtcher/back reads: 110 volts/50-60 cycles/180 watts/Serial H53D-58296/The Birtcher Corp. LA, 32;The items in this accession were donated to the Grand Rapids Public Museum following Pine Rest's 100th Anniversary. The staff and volunteers at Pine Rest gathered together hundreds of artifacts, documents, and photographs from their century-long history for the anniversary celebration in 2010. Following those events, Museum staff visited Pine Rest several times, and in consultation with the Pine Rest staff and volunteers, collected over a hundred items that will help tell their stories. The collected artifacts are cataloged individually in this database, while the photographs, documents, and other printed material are described in the finding aid for the Grand Rapids Public Museum's Archival Collection #229.Materials:
MetalDimensions:
5" h 3" w 9" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageSource:
Gift Of Pine Rest Christian Mental HealthRelated Entities:
Andrea Melvin (identified by) The Deisel-wemmer-gilbert Corporation (creator) Pine Rest Christian Mental Health (donor)Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is a psychiatric hospital and behavioral health provider, with the main treatment campus located in Gaines Township, Michigan. It was founded in 1910 as the Christian Psychopathic Hospital. Pine Rest is one of the five largest free-standing behavioral health providers in the U.S., offering a full continuum of services including addiction treatment and recovery, extensive child and adolescent programs, senior care services, and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). In addition to the main campus in Grand Rapids, Pine Rest also has 20 outpatient locations throughout West Michigan and two in Iowa.