Sphygmomanometer with Smoke Kymograph, c. 1930s
Item
Title
Sphygmomanometer with Smoke Kymograph, c. 1930s
Date
1930
Description
Used by UNMC physiologists for research purposes, this device measured a patient’s (human or animal) blood pressure (sphygmomanometer). A writing needle scratched the results on a piece of smoked paper placed around the brass drum (kymograph). The results consisted of a line showing the peaks and valleys where there were blood pressure changes. These graphs were routinely included in anatomy and physiology publications.
Rights
Donated by the Wigton Family, from the McGoogan Health Sciences Library Special Collections and Archives