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OBJECT TYPE: inhaler
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0154.003

MANUFACTURER: Dräger
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Fibre core with steel staples

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.6 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Height: 3.1 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: Dräger
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: New, unused
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: Unknown
Technical: “The principle of safe self-administration of analgesia with Trilene was well established when Drager manufactured its Bar inhaler. Like the Oxy-Columbus and Duke inhalers, it was loosely secured to the patient, hand-held, and used to relieve the pains of labour. Overdosing was said to be “practically impossible,” as the inhaler fell from the hand with the onset of semi-consciousness. As well as its use in obstetrics, the Drager inhaler could be used to relieve the pain of minor surgical procedures. The inhaler could be applied over the nose or the mouth, depending on the ancillary equipment. The inhaler was designed so that the concentration of Trilene could not exceed 1%. A built-in thermostat compensated for the decrease in temperature of the Trilene as vaporization proceeded.” (ref.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: White fibre pleats held together by dark steel staples
Decoration: N/A

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Dräger, Insert, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2014.0154, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0154.003/

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