General Information

Serial #

6046

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; fibre interior

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

16.3 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

11.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Collin

Country

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. This object was on display as part ‘An Exhibit on Inhalers and Vaporizers, 1847-1968’ at CAS’s Annual Meeting in Ottawa in 2003.

Function

Used for the administration of ether.

Technical

“Louis Ombredanne (1871-1956) was a Paris surgeon who was interested in pediatrics and plastic surgery. In a 1908 paper he formulated several propositions on the administration of ether. He stated that the ether mixture had to be “more or less restricted,” with a small amount of fresh air added and some air rebreathed. His inhaler was a direct descendant of Clover’s inhaler, which he criticized for its lack of fresh air and its “useless” water chamber. This inhaler remained in use until the 1950s, even, according to one source, being used by Argentinian troops in the Falklands war with Great Britain.” (ref.2) “The inhaler functioned as follows: ether was absorbed on either sponges or felt. A tube open to the air at one end contained a second tube perforated by holes that could be opened by manipulating an air inlet (…). The gases passed from the bag through two “chimneys” into the ether chamber and then to the mask.” (ref.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On body: "COLLIN/ DÉPOSE/ No 6046"/ A scale of settings with the numbers "0" to "8"

Missing

Possibly missing a valve

Finish

Bright silver-coloured metal

Decoration

N/A