General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; plastic switch

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

7.0 cm

Height

5.1 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

Ayerst

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

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. 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

Used to administer trilene to patient.

Technical

“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

Unknown

Details

Markings

Engraved on body: "The "DUKE" University Inhaler/ for use with "TRILENE"/ 0027732"/ Hand scratched: "SLATER"/ Next to switch: "MAX/ 5/ 3/ MIN"/ On top end: "MODEL M"/ On bottom end: "MADE IN U.S.A./ FILL"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Polished silver coloured metal with red plastic switch

Decoration

N/A