General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

oral airway

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; rubber bulb

Dimensions

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

Length

10.0 cm

Width

5.3 cm

Height

5.0 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

Foregger

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. This object was lent/donated by the University of British Columbia’s Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapentics to the Wood Library – Museum of Anesthesiology. It was returned to Canada in 2005 by the Museum and donated to CAS from the above mentioned UBC Dept.

Function

Inserted through the mouth to provide an opening for ventilation.

Technical

This type of artificial airway was invented by Dr. Beverly Leech in 1937. Dr. Leech of Regina, Saskatchewan, experimented with the wax casts of cadaver pharynxes prior to the invention of this artificial airway. As a result of this experimental research, Dr. Leech developed a detachable rubber bulb designed to fit into the pharynx for an air-tight seal and a loop on the lower end of the metal core to prevent obstruction of aperture by epiglottis or other tissue.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On body: "FOREGGER"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Bright metal body with black rubber bulb

Decoration

N/A