Pneumothorax apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1930–1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0108.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PHILLIPS-DRUCKER CO.
- MODEL
- DR. J.J. SINGER
- LOCATION
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL (PROBABLY STAINLESS STEEL), GLASS, RUBBER & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS; PAPER LABEL. SYNTHETIC CASE FITTED WITH LEATHER STRAPPING & METAL BUCKLE; FELT PAD LINER IN LID.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 34.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 18.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PHILLIPS DRUCKER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Missouri
- City
- St. Louis
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF UNIT USED C. 1920S- 1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
- Canada
-
USED BY DR. HARRY C. BALLON, WHO PRACTICED MEDICINE IN MONTREAL 1923- 1981. - Function
-
USED TO PUMP AIR INTO CHEST IN ORDER TO COLLAPSE LUNG, IN TREATMENT OF TB. - Technical
-
FOR MANY YEARS USE OF THE PNEUMOTHORAX APPARATUS WASTHE THE ONLY [ACTIVE] TREATMENT AVAILABLE FOR TUBERCULOSIS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 Plate on unit front reads "DR. J.J. SINGER'S/ PORTABLE/ PNEUMOTHORAX/ APPARATUS/ PHILLIPS-DRUCKER CO. ST. LOUIS". "PHILIPS-DRUCKER/ ST. LOUIS, MO." and scale 20-0+20 printed on gauge face. "PHILLIPS-DRUCKER/ ST. LOUIS,/ MO." & settings "VACUUM/ BULB/ PLEURAL PRESSURE/ AIR" printed on adjustment dial. "CAUTION/ KEEP DIAL/ AT PLEURAL/ PRESSURE/ WHEN NOT/ USING/ INSTRUMENT" printed on paper label on instrument. "AIR" & "BULB" connections labelled. Vertical scale divided 0-1000 mounted behind viewing chamber.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN. PROBABLY MISSING ONE TEST TUBE. .8 CASE MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL TO/ CONTEMPORY WITH THIS INSTRUMENT.
- Finish
- CHROME-LIKE PLATING ON METAL PARTS. BLACK CASE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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PHILLIPS-DRUCKER CO., Pneumothorax apparatus, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1982.0108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0108.001/
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