General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL (PROBABLY STAINLESS STEEL), GLASS, RUBBER & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS; PAPER LABEL. SYNTHETIC CASE FITTED WITH LEATHER STRAPPING & METAL BUCKLE; FELT PAD LINER IN LID.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

34.5 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

18.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PHILLIPS DRUCKER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Missouri

City

St. Louis

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS TYPE OF UNIT USED C. 1920S- 1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Canada

USED BY DR. HARRY C. BALLON, WHO PRACTICED MEDICINE IN MONTREAL 1923- 1981.

Function

USED TO PUMP AIR INTO CHEST IN ORDER TO COLLAPSE LUNG, IN TREATMENT OF TB.

Technical

FOR MANY YEARS USE OF THE PNEUMOTHORAX APPARATUS WASTHE THE ONLY [ACTIVE] TREATMENT AVAILABLE FOR TUBERCULOSIS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate on unit front reads "DR. J.J. SINGER'S/ PORTABLE/ PNEUMOTHORAX/ APPARATUS/ PHILLIPS-DRUCKER CO. ST. LOUIS". "PHILIPS-DRUCKER/ ST. LOUIS, MO." and scale 20-0+20 printed on gauge face. "PHILLIPS-DRUCKER/ ST. LOUIS,/ MO." & settings "VACUUM/ BULB/ PLEURAL PRESSURE/ AIR" printed on adjustment dial. "CAUTION/ KEEP DIAL/ AT PLEURAL/ PRESSURE/ WHEN NOT/ USING/ INSTRUMENT" printed on paper label on instrument. "AIR" & "BULB" connections labelled. Vertical scale divided 0-1000 mounted behind viewing chamber.

Missing

UNKNOWN. PROBABLY MISSING ONE TEST TUBE. .8 CASE MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL TO/ CONTEMPORY WITH THIS INSTRUMENT.

Finish

CHROME-LIKE PLATING ON METAL PARTS. BLACK CASE.

Decoration

N/A