Vaporizer

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 2015.0353.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE
anaesthesia
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2015.0353.001
MANUFACTURER
Cyprane Ltd.
MODEL
Pentec 2
LOCATION
England

More Information


General Information

Serial #
201962
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Metal vaporizer with a synthetic base. Vaporisateur en métal avec une base en synthétique.

Dimensions

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

Length
17.5 cm
Width
16.0 cm
Height
23.5 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
Cyprane
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Alberta
Period
ca. 1970-1985
Canada
Used at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Utilisé au centre médical de Foothills à Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Function
For the administration of methoxyflurane. Pour l’administration de méthoxyflurane.
Technical
This Penthrane vaporizer would have been part of the anesthetic machine but could have been swapped out for a vaporizer for another agent, such as halothane. Methoxyflurane had a green apple sweetish smell and was a very good analgesic agent. But it took a long time to induce a patient with this agent. Another side effect was that of renal (kidney) toxicity, from release of fluoride ions in the body. The donor recalls using this agent, when she was a resident in Halifax (1975-1980) for part of anesthetics, to add to the analgesia, but not for the entire case, because of the risk of what was termed 'high-output renal failure'. (The patient made a lot of urine but it was very dilute.) Fortunately, if properly supported, most patients made a full recovery. Dr Roger Maltby thought that the agent was used in the Foothills Hospital in the early 1970s but the vaporizers were not available in every OR and the agent was not very popular. Most anesthesiologists in Canada would have stopped using this agent by about 1985. Ce vaporisateur Penthrane aurait fait partie de la machine anesthésique, mais aurait pu être remplacé par un vaporisateur pour un autre agent, tel que l’halothane. Le méthoxyflurane avait une odeur sucrée de pomme verte et était un très bon agent analgésique. Mais il a fallu beaucoup de temps pour induire un patient avec cet agent. Un autre effet secondaire était celui de la toxicité rénale, de la libération d’ions fluorures dans le corps. La donneuse se souvient d’avoir utilisé cet agent, lorsqu’elle était résidente à Halifax (1975-1980) pour une partie des anesthésiques, pour ajouter à l’analgésie, mais pas pour l’ensemble du cas, en raison du risque de ce qu’on a appelé l’insuffisance rénale à haut rendement. (Le patient a fait beaucoup d’urine mais elle était très diluée.) Heureusement, si elle est correctement soutenue, la plupart des patients se sont complètement rétablis. Le Dr Roger Maltby pensait que l’agent était utilisé à l’hôpital Foothills au début des années 1970, mais les vaporisateurs n’étaient pas disponibles dans toutes les salles d’opération et l’agent n’était pas très populaire. La plupart des anesthésiologistes au Canada auraient cessé d’utiliser cet agent. vers 1985.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the proper top: "UNLOCK/ LOCK"/ "USE ONLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN/ PENTEC 2/ DISTRIBUTED BY/ FRASER SWEATMAN INC.,/ LANCASTER N.Y./ U.S.A./ SERIAL No./ 201962/ MADE IN/ ENGLAND BY/ CYPRANE LTD./ PATENTS PENDING"/ On top of the control knob: "KEEP UPRIGHT/ PENTEC 2/ WHEN CHARGED"/ Around the knob: "MAX 2 1.5 1 .5 .2 OFF"/ On a blue label and etched into the metal: "21"/ On the plate on the proper front: "USE/ PENTHRANE/ ONLY"/ On the label on the side: "WARNING: This vaporizer has been/ rendered incapable of safely/ administering anaesthetic agents."
Missing
Appears complete
Finish
Predominantly silver-coloured metal with blue and black printed text, a black and white plate on the proper front, a white and purple label with black text, and a black base. Métal principalement argenté avec texte imprimé en bleu et noir, plaque noire et blanche sur le devant approprié, étiquette blanche et violette avec texte noir et base noire.
Decoration
N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Cyprane Ltd., Vaporizer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2015.0353, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2015.0353.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.

More Like This


...
Inhaler

2015.0368.001

Object

...
Syringe

2015.0354.002

Object

...
Inhaler

2015.0351.001

Object

...
Cord, electri…

2015.0354.003

Object

...
Stethoscope

2015.0350.001

Object

...
Laryngoscope

2015.0363.001

Object

...
Laryngoscope

2015.0364.001

Object

...
Pump, syringe

2015.0354.001

Object

...
Chestpiece

2015.0350.002

Object

...
Monitor, elec…

2015.0349.001

Object

...
Blade, laryng…

2015.0578.001

Object

...
Blade, laryng…

2015.0579.001

Object

...
Blade, laryng…

2015.0363.002

Object

...
Blade, laryng…

2015.0364.002

Object

...
Pin

2015.0365.001

Object

...
Clipboard

2015.0362.001

Object

...
Adapter

2015.0351.002

Object

...
Case, storage…

2015.0351.004

Object

...
Pen

2015.0366.002

Object

...
Pen

2015.0366.001

Object

...
Adapter

2015.0351.003

Object

...
Print

2015.0367.001

Object

...
Stimulator

2015.0352.001

Object

...
Battery

2015.0352.002

Object

...
Mug

2015.0360.001

Object

...
Mug

2015.0358.001

Object

...
Airway, artif…

2015.0355.001

Object

...
Airway, artif…

2015.0355.002

Object

...
Mug

2015.0356.001

Object

...
Mug

2015.0357.001

Object

...
Mug

2015.0359.001

Object

...
Inhaler

2014.0156.001

Object

...
Box

2017.0108.003

Object

...
Measure

2014.0156.009

Object

...
Lid

2014.0156.002

Object

No image available.
Stand

2017.0108.002

Object

...
Button

2016.0398.001

Object

...
Tubing

2014.0102.004

Object

...
Humidifier

2017.0108.001

Object

...
Filter

2014.0102.003

Object

...
Tag

2016.0404.001

Object

...
Tag

2016.0403.001

Object

...
Hose

2014.0156.008

Object

...
Hose

2022.0002.002

Object

...
Lid

2014.0102.002

Object

...
Stand

2014.0109.005

Object

...
Stand

2014.0109.004

Object

...
Tube, suction

2014.0109.003

Object

...
Bottle

2014.0109.008

Object

...
Stopper

2014.0109.007

Object

...
Bottle

2014.0109.006

Object

...
Control unit

2014.0418.001

Object

...
Button

2016.0402.001

Object

...
Nozzle

2014.0109.002

Object

...
Box

2014.0109.009

Object

...
Grounding dev…

2014.0118.001

Object

...
Button

2016.0401.001

Object

...
Button

2016.0400.001

Object

...
Button

2016.0399.001

Object

...
Button

2016.0397.001

Object

...
Medication

2010.1205.001

Object

...
Telephone

2018.0174.001

Object

...
Key

2014.0107.003

Object

...
Key

2014.0107.004

Object

...
Bottle

2014.0102.001

Object

...
Filter

2022.0002.008

Object

...
Telephone

2017.0130.001

Object

...
Badge

2016.0405.001

Object

...
Lid, box

2014.0109.010

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1542.001

Object

...
Atomizer

2014.0109.001

Object

...
Typewriter

2007.0089.001

Object

...
Medication

2010.1206.001

Object

...
Poster

2016.0418.001

Object

...
Pin, lapel

2016.0413.001

Object

...
Tag

2016.0406.001

Object

...
Knife

2017.0126.007

Object

...
Filter

2022.0002.005

Object

...
Filter

2022.0002.006

Object

...
Filter

2022.0002.007

Object

...
Inhaler

2014.0107.002

Object

...
Tag

2016.0407.001

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1529.001

Object

...
Mirror, helio…

2012.1157.007

Object

...
Shirt

2012.1161.001

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1540.001

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1541.001

Object

...
Bracket, moun…

2018.0174.005

Object

...
Inhaler

2014.0107.001

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1517.001

Object

...
Battery

2007.0297.004

Object

...
Earphone

2012.1137.006

Object

...
Gauge

2017.0126.008

Object

...
Cable

2012.1137.005

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1526.001

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1539.001

Object

...
Cover

2014.0156.004

Object

...
Transceiver, …

2012.1137.001

Object

...
Battery

2018.0174.004

Object

...
Pass, rail

2002.1530.001

Object