General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body

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

5.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

4.7 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STRATFORD

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 on display as part ‘An Exhibit on Inhalers and Vaporizers, 1847-1968’ at CAS’s Annual Meeting in Ottawa in 2003.

Function

Encloses lower changer and lets liquid anaesthetic drop into rubber bag.

Technical

“The Somnoform mixture of ethyl chloride, methyl chloride and ethyl bromide in proportions of 60:35:5 was introduced by Georges Rolland, of Bordeaux, in 1901. The efficacy of the mixture was controversial. Its use was not longer accepted after 1931, though it was not until 1945 that Somnoform was reported to be an “irrational” mixture.” (ref.2) In practice, a capsule of Somnoform was cracked into a higher chamber and with the aid of a breaking device in a lower changer, the liquid dropped into a large rubber bag that hung off the base of the inhaler system. The inhaler was placed over the nose, a mouth cover was used to prevent respiration through the mouth; intake of air was controlled by a valve close to the mask.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None

Missing

Nose and mouth mask, rubber bag. System to attach inhaler to patient’s face.

Finish

Bright silver coloured metal finish

Decoration

N/A