Inhaler
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ether
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2015.0351.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- E.M.O Ether Inhaler
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 4740
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal inhaler with glass elements. Inhalateur en métal avec élément en verre.
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
- 18.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 23.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Chemicals & medications
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Nepal
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1985 (likely longer)
- Canada
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Used in Nepal in 1985 by Dr. Maltby. Dr. Maltby helped establish an anesthetic residency training program in Nepal. Utilisé au Népal en 1985 par le Dr. Maltby. Le Dr. Maltby a aidé à établir un programme de résidence anesthésique au Népal. - Function
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Used to vaporize ether and facilitate its administration to a patient. Utilisé pour vaporiser l’éther et faciliter son administration à un patient. - Technical
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The EMO Inhaler was developed in the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford. It was introduced in 1956 as a means of providing accurate concentrations of ether for use with the Oxford Inflating Bellows. The letters ‘EMO’ stand for Epstein, Macintosh, Oxford. L’inhalateur EMO a été développé dans le département d’anesthésie de Nuffield, à Oxford. Il a été introduit en 1956 comme un moyen de fournir des concentrations précises d’éther pour une utilisation avec l’Oxford Inflating Bellows. Les lettres « EMO » signifient Epstein, Macintosh, Oxford. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Printed on the proper top: "CLOSE FOR/ TRANSIT/ 2 4 6 8 10 15 20/ ETHER/ VOL %"/ In recessed letters on the proper top of a valve: "ETHER"/ On a plate on the proper back: "E.M.O./ ETHER INHALER/ SERIAL NO. 4740/ REGD TRADE MARK/ PENLON/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ MADE IN ENGLAND"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Predominantly grey-painted and silver-coloured metal with black and silver text. Métal principalement gris et argenté avec texte noir et argent.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Inhaler, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2015.0351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2015.0351.001/
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