Pneumothorax apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE
PORTABLE
DATE
1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1982.0108.001
MANUFACTURER
PHILLIPS-DRUCKER CO.
MODEL
DR. J.J. SINGER
LOCATION
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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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
N/A
Width
N/A
Height
34.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
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

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PHILLIPS-DRUCKER CO., Pneumothorax apparatus, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1982.0108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0108.001/

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