Sonicaid Fetal Heart Detector D206
Date
Circa 1955
Description
The Sonicaid Fetal Heart Detector D206 provided an audible output of fetal heart sounds. Monitoring techniques have been introduced into common hospital obstetric practice since the 1960s. Frederick Fielder was responsible for the original design, he was Sonicaid’s medical research director. They were used when other avenues for listening to difficult fetal hearts had failed, eg. the ear, pinards, medical stethoscope.
The unit has a brown enamelled metal case and a cream metal facing. There is a green ‘power on’ light, a yellow ‘low battery’ light, a connector for the transducer and two black knobs with a red top, one for charging the other for increasing volume. The metal lid flips up to reveal a storage area (empty) possible for the electrical cord which is missing. The following details are etched into the front facing: "PROPERTY OF THE ROYAL WOMENS’ HOSPITAL W24". There is a RWH asset label attached and "WD24" is written in black on the flip top lid. Manufactured by Sonicaid, England.
The unit comes with a fetal monitor (transducer). A1993_03_109.002.
Object detail
20.0 x 27.0 x 18.0 cm (fetal heart detector)
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