Oxygen machine & tent
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0188.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Air-Shields Inc.
- MODEL
- Croupette
- LOCATION
- Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 11540
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 17
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Plastic body; aluminum (possibly) frame; metal connectors; steel supports
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 68.5 cm
- Width
- 61.0 cm
- Height
- 12.0 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
- Air Shields
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Hatboro
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 device was patented in Canada. - Function
-
To provide humidification with the administration of oxygen or of compressed air. Intended use if for infants or children. - Technical
-
Trademark for a device that provides cool humidification with the administration of oxygen or of compressed air. The Croupette consists of a nebulizer with attached tubing that connects with a canopy to enclose the patient and contain the humidifying mist. The patient's environment may be cooled by using a Croupette with its own refrigeration unit. This device is most often used with pediatric patients to relieve hypoxia and liquefy secretions. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Proper front: "The Croupette/ COOL VAPOR AND OXYGEN TENT VY AIR-SHIELDS, INC./ HATBORO, PA., U.S.A./ OSBORNE 5-5200/ U.S. PATENT NOS. 2,593,134 - 2,624,337/ PATENTED IN GREAT BRITAIN - NO 710,944/ PATENTED IN CANADA 1955/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ [arrow pointing down] CONNECT OXYGEN OR AIR/ HOSE TO NIPPLE AND ADJUST/ FLOW TO CORRECT PRESSURE/ RANGE ON GAUGE DIAL./ WHEN COOLING IS INDICATED/ FILL THIS CHAMBER WITH ICE/ THEN ADD WATER ALMOST TO TOP./ MANY PATIENTS ARE COMFORTABLE IN/ THE CROUPETTE WITH USING ICE."/ On proper right and proper left sides: "IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS/ WATER JAR/ 1. USE DISTILLED WATER./ 2. EMPTY AND CLEAN JAR AT/ LEAST ONCE A DAY./ ATOMIZER/ CLEAN ATOMIZER AND FILTER/ SCREEN AFTER EACH USE/ 1. UNSCREW WATER JAR AND PULL/ OUT ATOMIZER ASSEMBLY WITH/ A SLIGHT TWISTING MOTION./ 2. WASH ATOMIZER AND FILTER/ SCREEN UNDER RUNNING WATER./ IF NECESSARY, USE A BRUSH TO/ REMOVE SEDIMENT AND LINT./ 3. IMPORTANT DO NOT USE WIRE/ OR OTHER SHARP OBJECTS TO/ CLEAR ATOMIZER ORIFICES./ 4. WHEN REPLACING ATOMIZER/ ASSEMBLY IN ITS SOCKET, BE/ SURE TO INSERT ALL THE/ WAY IN, USING A SLIGHT TWISTING MOTION UNTIL/ STEM IS FIRMLY SEATED./ IF ANY LIQUID OTHER THAN/ DISTILLED WATER IS USED/ ATOMIZER MAY REQUIRE MORE/ FREQUENT CLEANING./ PLASTICS/ VINYL CANOPY AND PLEXIGLAS/ SURFACES SHOULD BE CLEANED/ WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER./ AVOID ANY CONTACT WITH/ ETHER, ALCOHOL, OR OTHER/ ORGANIC SOLVENTS."/ On bracket on proper front, bottom proper right: "SPARE ATOMIZER/ PART NO. 1112BZ"/ Proper front at top: "NEBULIZER/ FOR ANTIBIOTIC/ ADM[IN]ISTRATION"/ "CROUPETTE MODEL D/ SERIAL NO. 11540"/ "DAMPER VALVER ADJUSTMENT/ OPERATE FOR FIRST 1-2/ MINUTES IN OPEN (HORIZONTAL)/ POSITION - THEN ADJUST TO/ CLOSED (VERTICAL) POSITION/ FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION./ SUPERSATURATION CAN BE MAINTAINED IN THIS WAY WITH MINIMUM WETTING."
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Off-white synthetic body with silver coloured metal frame
- Decoration
- N/A
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Air-Shields Inc., Oxygen machine & tent, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2014.0188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0188.001/
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