Inhaler
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0107.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Ayerst, McKenna & Harrison Ltd.
- MODEL
- "Duke" University
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal body; leather wrist strap
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.0 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 4.3 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
- Ayerst
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. Manufactured by a Canadian company. Dr. Harry Slater donated this piece to the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. He had a particular interest in anesthetizing children for dental surgery, and was Director of the Montreal Anaesthesia Centre in the 1950s and 1960s. Slater’s name is also attached, with that of Ronald Stephen, to the Stephen-Slater nonrebreathing valve. - Function
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Used to administer trilene to patient. - Technical
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“The “Duke” University Inhaler is simple in design, construction, and operation. (…) The vapor concentration can be readily controlled so that anesthesia can be self reduced and self regulated by the patient, either child or adult.” (ref.2) - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Engraved on body: "The "DUKE" University Inhaler/ for use with "TRILENE"/ On top end: "N152"/ On bottom end: "FILL/ MAX/ MIN"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Polished silver coloured metal with grey wrist strap, attached
- Decoration
- N/A
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