General Information

Serial #

2252

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

Iron lung

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION; RUBBER SEALS AND HOSES; SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS (INCLUDING SPONGE RUBBER COLLARS, SLINGS, PILLOW COVERING, ETC.) COTTON FELT MATTRESS PADS HAVE RUBBERIZED COTTON COVERS.

Dimensions

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

Length

180.0 cm

Width

70.0 cm

Height

144.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Collins

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF RESPIRATOR USED C. 1950S+.

Canada

ARTIFICIAL LUNG USED AT THE OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL, DEPT. OF INHALATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF POLIOMYELITIS AND MYASTHENIA GRAVIS.

Function

TO PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION BY RHYTHMICALLY ALTERNATING THE AIR PRESSURE IN A CHAMBER ENCLOSING THE PATIENT'S CHEST.

Technical

EXTENSIVELY EMPLOYED IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM POLIO, WHERE EXTENSIVE MUSCLE PARALYSIS COULD EXTEND TO LUNG FUNCTION. THIS MODEL COULD ACCOMMODATE A SINGE PATIENT, OR IN AN EMERGENCY, TWO CHILDREN. IN CASE OF A POWER FAILURE, THE RESPIRATOR COULD BE OPERATED BY HAND.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate surrounding respirator control panel reads "DRINKER-COLLINS/ RESPIRATOR (IRON LUNG)/ SERIAL NUMBER 2252/ MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY/ WARREN E. COLLINS, INC./ 555 HUNTINGTON AVE., BOSTON". Decal, above, reads "DRINKER-COLLINS DUPLEX RESPIRATOR/ Model No. 1950- Volts 115 A.C.- Cycles 60/ Amperes 5.3". "ONT.GOVT.76" stencilled in black on back side panel of respirator. Goldtone decal located below head-end port reads "COT ADJUSTMENT/ LOWER [left facing arrow] RAISE[right facing arrow]". Decal bearing operating instructions & illustration located on front side panel of respirator: please see complete transcript of markings in Supp. Inf

Missing

POSSIBLY MISSING SUPPORTS FOR END PORT.

Finish

EXTERIOR OF RESPIRATOR PAINTED PALE GREEN; SILVER METAL AND BLACK TRIM AND FITTINGS.

Decoration

N/A