General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

5

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Card stock; paper

Dimensions

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

Length

14.8 cm

Width

14.3 cm

Height

8.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ayerst

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

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

To contain and protect its contents

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

Label on top: "ONE/ No. 3160/ MODEL - M/ "DUKE"/ UNIVERSITY INHALER/ -MEDICAL-/ for use with/ TRILENE/ reg'd/ Ayerst/ Descriptive literature enclosed. Detailed liter-/ ature on "Trilene" provided to the medical/ and dental professions on request./ Prospectus inclus. Documentation complete sur/ le "Trilène" fournie sur demande aux médecins/ et aux dentistes./ L189604/ AYERST, McKENNA & HARRISON LIMITED/ Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemists/ MONTREAL/ CANADA"/ Written on label in red: "SLATER"/ White sticker with "114" in red marker stuck to lid/ On front of box: "Ayerst"/ Label on inside of lid: "No. 3160 Ayerst No. 3160/ Model-M/ "DUKE UNIVERSITY INHALER/ FOR SELF ADMINISTRATION OF "TRILENE"/ UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN/ A New Concept in Inhalation Analgesia/ Relief of pain without unconsciousness./ Intermittent self administration possible/ by child or adult as required./ Inhalation intended for analgesia only,/ not anesthesia./ Safety assured when limitations are/ observed./ For Optimum Benefit and Patient Cooperation/ Advise patient to begin with shallow/ breathing, gradually increasing to nor-/ mal respiration./ May be used in conjunction with pu-/dental block or local anesthesia./ Patient orientation is essential - ex-/ plain principles thoroughly./ Recognize that some patients are psy-/ chologically unsuited for cooperation./ WIDER APPLICABILITY COMES WITH EXPERIENCE/ N.B. Epinephrine injections contraindicated./ Use any other vasoconstrictor if needed./ For complete details, read enclosed literature./ L 189604/ AYERST, McKENNA & HARRISON LIMITED/ MONTREAL. CANADA"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Light grey box exterior, off white label with red lettering, white interior

Decoration

N/A