Alcon Microtherm Thermal Disinfection Unit
 Catalogue Number: 2032 Alcon Microtherm Thermal Disinfection Unit Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Designer/inventor: Alcon Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1980 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Fort Worth, Texas, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Alcon Laboratories Inc Description Of Item: Electric disinfecting unit for heat disinfection of soft contact lenses. Brown plastic. Front: 'MicroTherm/ INT 183'. Rear includes instructions and 'Microtherm Disinfector/ For Use With All Hydrophilic Soft Contact Lenses/ Rating 240 V AC 50 Hz/ Consumption 4.5 Watts/Patent Pending Made in USA/ Alcon/ Alcon Laboratories Inc/ Fort Worth Texas USA/ INT0983'. 4.5cm W x 9.8cm D x 4.6cm H (excludes lead). Historical Significance: Heat disinfection was used for soft contact lenses in the 1970s & 1980s. How Acquired: Donated by Robert Kaye Date Acquired: 11.10.2011 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 6 Drawer 5 |