General
General
Object Auto ID
87484
Alternate Codes
Equipment and Tools
Common Name
Pneumothorax apparatus, c. 1940
Classified Name
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Davidson pneumothorax apparatus consists of a five way valve where the pressure in the chest cavity was measured in order to induce an accurate measurement of air into this space to collapse the lung. Connected to the five way valve are inlet and outlet tubing, a manometer, a pair of reservoirs, and an operating needle. Material: Wood, glass, metal, rubber. Colour: Brown, greenish, silver, red & brown. Allen & Hanburys. Place: England, c. 1940.
Provenance
Cape Medical Museum
Description
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History
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1940
Maker Comment
Allen & Hanburys
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