Respirator

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OBJECT TYPE: INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1012.001

MANUFACTURER: Bennett Respiration Products Inc.
MODEL: TV-2P
LOCATION: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Bennett
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Los Angeles

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1950'S TO 1980'S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USED IN A CANADIAN HOSPITAL
Function: IS USED TO IMPROVE RESPIRATORY FUNCTION IN CHRONIC CHEST DISEASES BY PATIENT CONTROLLED INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING. IT IS ALSO AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ADMINISTERING AEROSOL THERAPY. [REF. 1]
Technical: A SMALL PORTABLE UNIT WHICH ALLOWED FOR BREATHING TREATMENT IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR AT HOME. THE PATIENT COULD CONTROL THE UNIT THEMSELVES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FRONT: 'BENNETT/ PRESSURE BREATHING/ THERAPY UNIT/ (FLOW SENSITIVE)/ MODEL TV-2P/ BENNETT/ RESPIRATION/ PRODUCTS, INC./ LOS ANGELES CALIF.'/ DESIGNATIONS ON FRONT: 'PRESSURE CONTROL/ MASK PRESSURE/ CONTROL PRESSURE'/ ON SIDE: 'DILUTER CONTROL/ PUSH IN - AIR DILUTION/ PULL OUT - 100% OXYGEN/ WARNING: USE THIS UNIT/ ONLY AS PRESCRIBED/ BY YOUR PHYSICIAN'/ ON BOTTOM KNOB: 'PAT. NO. 2483722'/ 2 IDENTICAL DIALS: '0' TO '60' IN GRADATIONS OF TEN - ON BOTTOM: 'CENTIMETERS OF WATER'/ ON BOTTOM DIAL: '9757'
Missing: ACCESSORIES - MASK, FLEX TUBE, NEBULIZER, INHALER STRAP, AND CLEANING TOOLS [SEE REF.1]
Finish: PAINTED GLOSS GREEN; WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Bennett Respiration Products Inc., Respirator, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1995.1012, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1012.001/

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