| 摘要 |
<p>An indicating device (2) for indicating the number of times in which a surgical fitting has been autoclaved, the device including a body (3, 5) which includes first and second sets of teeth (36, 38) and a bimetallic indexing ring (34) having teeth thereon, the arrangement being such that on thermal expansion and contraction of the indexing ring, its teeth engage those of the body so as to rotate the ring in a step wise manner relative to the body so as to thereby indicate the number of heat cycles to which the indicating device has been subjected, the indexing ring being the only movable part of the device.</p> |
