Description
Oxygenator Precision Dr. Bayeux”, Wood and nickel-plated brass. Maker: Jules Richard, Paris, c1920s. Length of wooden case: 7.5″ x 5.5″. An identical instument is in the collection of the London Science Museum–see link below.
” An oxygenator is a medical device that is capable of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood of human patient during surgical procedures that may necessitate the interruption or cessation of blood flow in the body, a critical organ or great blood vessel. These organs can be the heart, lungs or liver, while the great vessels can be the aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins or vena cava.[1] ” WIKI
https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co143426/bayeux-oxygen-injection-apparatus-paris-france-1915-1925-oxygen-injection-apparatus
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