A selection of objects on display in Design for Life - MAAS Collection

The objects in this set feature in the exhibition, Design for Life (26 September 2020–31 January 2021) and demonstrate innovation from the late 1800s to the present day. These pieces of medical equipment, devices and tools have helped to save and improve the quality of human life.
Interdisciplinary partnerships between the medical sectors and design industry have pioneered technologies that have pushed our bodies to new biological limits. Design for Life explores the central role of design in …

A5012 Apothecary jar with lid, for holding medicinal leeches, slip-cast earthenware, S. Maw and Son, London, England, 1860-1870

Apothecary jar for holding medicinal leeches

97/258/1 Ultrasound medical imaging system and accessories, UI Octoson, metal / plastic / electronic components, designed by Ultrasonics Institute, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, made by Lane Cove, New South Wales, Ausonics Pty Ltd, Australia, 1975

UI Octoson medical ultrasound machine and accessories

93/380/1 Badge, 'Influenza Emergency Worker', metal, made by Angus & Coote Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1919

Influenza Emergency Worker's badge, c.1919

A11124 Syringes (2), with packaging, 'Female Syringes', glass / cork / textile / cardboard, Tubeglass Products Co, Richmond, England, 1925-1935

'Female Syringes' made by Tubeglass Products

2001/3/7 Collection of monaural stethoscopes (15), wood / metal / plastic, maker unknown, place of production unknown, 1850-1960

Collection of monaural stethoscopes

2011/63/1 Ultrasound device, 'Signos Personal Ultrasound', plastic / electrical, designed by Design + Industry / Signostics Pty Ltd, 2009-2010, made by Signostics Pty Ltd, South Australia, 2011

Signos portable ultrasound device

H9799 Respirator, with face mask, canister, container and haversack, anti-gas, metal / glass / canvas / rubber, Willow Ware Australia Pty Ltd / Stokes & Sons, Australia, 1942

Anti-gas respirator set

87/1035 Penicillin ampoules (4) and packaging, penicillin powder / glass / paper / cardboard, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1944

Ampoules and packaging by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories

2001/3/8 Binaural stethoscope, metal / rubber / plastic, Eschmann, England, 1945-1960

Binaural stethoscope by Eschmann

2005/187/18-1 Pacemaker, 'cardiac tachy-arrhythmia control pacer', electronic components / plastic / metal, made by Telectronics Pty Ltd, Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia, probably 1990

91/236 Artificial respirator, wood / metal / rubber, Both Equipment Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, 1950-1959

Artificial respirator

2015/48/1 Storpedoette, blood delivery device, canvas / cardboard / rope / cotton / twine, Australian Red Cross / Royal Australian Air Force, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950-1957

Storpedoette blood delivery device

89/92 Haemodialysis machine and accessories, metal / glass / plastics, Drake-Willock, Gladstone, Oregon, United States of America, 1967

Haemodialysis machine and accessories

2005/187/6 Display unit and case and collection of pacemakers (36), 'Evolution of Telectronics pacemakers', wood / glass / metal / electronic components, made by Telectronics Pty Ltd, Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia, 1985

'Evolution of Telectronics pacemakers' display unit, case and pacemakers

2016/3/1 Masks and respirators (11), cotton / silicone / plastic / foam / metal / cardboard, made by 3M Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1997-2000

Masks and respirators

2018/17/1 Doctor's home visit case with pharmaceuticals and prescription books, plastic / glass / paper / metal, multiple makers, used by Dr Bruce C Terrey of Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia, 1967

Doctor's home visit case with pharmaceuticals and prescription books

2014/127/2 Portable blood glucose meter with integrated finger prick device, plastic / wood / metal, designed and made by Stan Clark, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1978

Finger prick device for blood glucose testing

2005/187/2 Defibrillator implant support device in case, 'Guardian', rubber / plastic / metal / electrical components, Telectronics Pty Ltd, Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1988

Telectronics 'Guardian' defibrillator implant support device.

2020/73/1 Inhaler, 'AiromirTM' CFC-free inhaler, salbutamol sulphate / plastic / metal / card / paper, made by 3M Industries, Loughborough, England, 1994-1995. Gift of 3M Australia, 2020.

AiromirTM inhaler, information leaflet and box

91/2088 Syringe kit, including container with syringes (3), 'Fitpack', plastic / silicone / metal, designed by Ruth McDermott and Steve Ward, New South Wales, Australia, made by ASP Plastics, St Marys, New South Wales, Australia / Terumo (Australia) Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, for NSW Department

'Fitpack' syringe kit

2014/27/1 MicroRapid lateral flow blood test device / prototypes (8), with a CD, plastic / foam, designed and made by Atomo Diagnostics and ide Group, Newington Technology Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2013

MicroRapid lateral flow blood test device and prototypes

2018/33/2 3D model with fragment, printed red and blue surgical heart, acrylic, designed by Dr James Otton, used by Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2016

3D printed model of surgical heart used by Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

2005/45/1 Vaporizing lamp in packaging, 'The improved Queen Mab vaporizing lamp', brass / cardboard / paper / textile, maker unknown, place of production unknown, c.1910

The improved Queen Mab vaporizing lamp

2004/158/1 Prosthetic arm with attachments, wood / metal / leather / fibreglass / fabric / elastic, maker unknown, place of production unknown, 1920-1940

Prosthetic arm with attachments

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