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Type of Object
Pneumothorax
Place of Manufacture
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date of Manufacture
1915-1950
Physical Details
Artificial penumothorax apparatus with wood base and back. Two blocks of wood hold a framework of steel tubes, to which are attached nozzles, a barometer, hoses, and tubes connecting two large glass vessels with pressurized caps. Each glass vessel has markings of capacity from 0 to 2000cc, and has a valve at the top which is connected to the gauge and other bottle with a tightly clamping handle. Connecting hoses are made of rubber. The gauge on the left hand side of the apparatus reads from 22 at the top and bottom to Zero at the middle of the gauge mechanism. Tubes are made of rubber.
Dimensions
33 cm. x 44.5 cm. x 19 cm.
Medical Subject
Pneumothorax, Artificial -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1982.305
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Robinson Pneumothorax Apparatus, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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