Marey sphygmograph
Marey type sphygmograph, with Mahomed type modification, in case, by J Weiss and Son, 62 Strand, London, England, 1875-1885
A sphygmograph was used to measure the strength and rate of a person's pulse. In 1863, Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904), a French scientist, made the device portable. Placed on the wrist, allowing the pulse to be magnified and easier to record. Almost a decade later, Frederick Akbar Mahomed made a further modification so arterial blood pressure could also be measured. Mahomed was the first in Britain to recognize that high blood pressure was a primary condition of kidney damage.
Details
- Category:
- Clinical Diagnosis
- Object Number:
- 1977-701
- Measurements:
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instrument: length 195 mm
instrument, max: width 31 mm
instrument, max: height 60 mm
box: length 205 mm
box: depth 67 mm
box: height 45 mm
- type:
- sphygmograph
- credit:
- P. Whitworth.
