Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Respirology
Accession Number
997008023
Description
Bennett pressure breathing therapy unit ventilator (flow-sensitive), model TV-2P, which is housed in a four-sided case; the front of the vaporizer has a round knob at the top which controls pressure; the middle of the front has two gauges which measure cm. of water of mask pressure and control pres…
Bennett pressure breathing therapy unit ventilator (flow-sensitive), model TV-2P, which is housed in a four-sided case; the front of the vaporizer has a round knob at the top which controls pressure; the middle of the front has two gauges which measure cm. of water of mask pressure and control pressure; the bottom of the front has a round timing apparatus which has a removable plastic lid on a chain; the right side of the ventilator has a diluter control lever; the left side of the ventilator has a round knob near the top which is a filter for the ventilator; the back of the ventilator is missing and reveals the inner workings; the top of the ventilator has an oxygen hookup and pressure control knob; the bottom of the ventilator has an attachment that allows it to be put onto a pole; this ventilator was put on a wheeled stand 997.008.032 by Dr. Matthews.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
The front of the ventilator reads, "BENNETT // PRESSURE BREATHING // THERAPY UNIT // (FLOW SENSITIVE) // MODEL TV-2P // BENNETT // RESPIRATION // PRODUCTS, INC. // LOS ANGELES, CALIF. // PAT. NO. 2483722"; the knobs and gauges are individually labelled; the right side of the ventilator has a label which reads, "DILUTER CONTROL // PUSH IN - AIR DILUTION // PULL OUT - 100% OXYGEN // WARNING: [underlined] USE THIS UNIT // ONLY AS PRESCRIBED // BY YOUR PHYSICIAN"; the oxygen hook-up nozzle is stamped, "O2"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-H2-3
Permanent Location Notes
put on a wheeled stand 997.008.032
Dimension Notes
Length: 30.2 cm. x Width: 20.7 cm. x Depth: 15.1 cm.
Condition Remarks
The ventilator arrived very dirty and dusty; the paint shows wear and is chipped in several areas; none of the exposed metal shows corrosion; there are parts of this ventilator which are missing
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Other
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews, John Sikora; attached to 997.008.032 a
Research Facts
There are parts of the ventilator which are missing; the back of oxygen hook-up went directly into the wall or was attached to a hose