General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

CASE: WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE AND HANDLE/ TWO HARD PLASTIC CYLINDERS WITH A PLASTIC BASES/ U-SHAPED GLASS TUBE/ METAL VALVE/ SYNTHETIC TUBES

Dimensions

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

Length

18.0 cm

Width

17.0 cm

Height

45.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PILLING

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1930S

Canada

USED AT SUNNYBROOK HOSPITAL IN NORTH YORK ON BY DR. TOM HEATON. BASED ON APPARATUS DEVELOPED BY DR. NORMAN BETHUNE.

Function

USED TO INJECT AIR INTO THE PLEURAL CAVITY TO COLLAPSE THE LUNG. IT WAS MOST FREQUENTLY USED IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS TO PUT A DISEASED LUNG AT REST SO THAT HEALING MAY OCCUR. [REF 1]

Technical

THE BETHUNE APPARATUS EMPLOYS THE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE OF THE GASOMETER FOR INFLATING THE PLEURAL CAVITY, WITH ONLY ONEVALVE TO MANIPULATE MAKING THE INSTRUMENT EASY AND QUICK TO OPERATE. [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED IN BOTTOM: 'GEO. P. PILLING & SON CO./ PHILA./ CAUTION CLEAN BOTH TUBES ONLY/ WITH COLD SOLUTION/ 1% LYSOL OR EQUIVALENT'/ STAMPED ON SIDE PLATE: 'DR. NORMAN BETHUNE'S/ PNEUMO APPARATUS/ MADE BY/ G.P. PILLING & SON CO./ PHILADELPHIA U.S.A./ [SCALE ZERO TO +20 AND ZERO TO -20]'/ SCALE ON CYLINDER: '0' TO '600'/ STAMPED ON INSIDE OF LID: 'G.P. PILLING & SON CO./ PHILADELPHIA'

Missing

ORIGINAL PIECES OF BLACK RUBBER TUBING HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Finish

CASE STAINED AND VARNISHED/ CLEAR PLASTIC BODY WITH RED AND BLUE PRINTING /BLACK TUBES/ IVORY COLORED FRONT PANEL WITH RED AND BLUE PRINTING/ LACQUERED METAL

Decoration

N/A