F.N.S. fluothane vaporizer, which consists of (a) a round threaded metal top with a hollow short piece of cylindrical metal tubing going down from the bottom; the top has a hollow cylindrical nozzle at the right side to hook up to an anaesthesia machine and another nozzle at the left to hook up to …
F.N.S. fluothane vaporizer, which consists of (a) a round threaded metal top with a hollow short piece of cylindrical metal tubing going down from the bottom; the top has a hollow cylindrical nozzle at the right side to hook up to an anaesthesia machine and another nozzle at the left to hook up to a flow meter; the front of the top has a movable round dial which regulates % vapor flow; the inside of the vaporizer top is threaded to allow the attachment of (b) a glass jar designed to hold liquid fluothane, which is labelled with "full" and "low" lines; there is a round cork cap liner which seals the lip of the glass jar tightly to the vaporizer top.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - fluothane vaporizer - Size: Length 8.0 cm. x Width 12.0 cm. x Depth 7.0 cm.
b - glass jar - Size: Length 11.4 cm. x Diameter5.6 cm.
(a) The top of the vaporizer is stamped, "F-N-S // FLUOTHANE // VAPORIZER // NEWTON INST. CO. // DURHAM, N.C. // % VAPOR // AT 4 L./M. // FLOW"; the dial is stamped in increments from 0 to 4.4; (b) the jar has the words, "FULL // LOW" and two horizontal lines etched into the outside of the glass
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-6
Condition Remarks
The vaporizer arrived very dirty and dusty; the metal and glass show only minor wear; there is no corrosion on the metal and the glass has no chips or cracks; #2 no new damage
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery, Anaesthesia exhibit - Oct. 2, 1997-Nov. 2, 2001; returned to storage on Dec. 17, 2001