This report originally appeared in the October 2010 issue of DOTmed Business News
The following picture and description appear courtesy of Dr. M. Donald Blaufox, M.D., Ph.D, from his medical historic website:
www.mohma.org.
Each month we visit Dr. Blaufox's museum to take a look back at the medical equipment that cleared the way for what patients encounter in the doctor offices and operating rooms of today. Some equipment may be recognizable, while other inventions featured here have since become obsolete or have had their usefulness discredited.
Category: Anesthesia
Estimated Date: 1900
Name: Anesthesia set
Manufacturer: Down Bros
Description: 9"x 5"x 8.5" leatherette case. Contains 2 bottles,one 7" hand marked in drams, and fitted into case the second in a canvas case very similar but only 5". The mask is made of a celluloid like material, 6"x 3.5'x 3.5" with ivory like fittings. Each piece has nickel plated metal attachments, bottles have hooks for hanging. Also in the case is a pump and rubber tubing.
Horace Wells was instrumental in advocating the use of anesthesia. However, the procedure he championed ultimately contributed to his untimely death nearly two centuries ago. Find out what happened to him by reading the December 2008 edition of This Month in Medical History. Just type DM7623 into any search window on www.dotmed.com.
