Ambu Hesse anaesthetic valve, which consists of a main body with side and bottom pieces; the main body (a) is made of hollow, rounded clear plastic with a round threaded opening at the left and right sides and a hollow, open cylindrical piece at the bottom that has a round, open hole at its bottom;…
Ambu Hesse anaesthetic valve, which consists of a main body with side and bottom pieces; the main body (a) is made of hollow, rounded clear plastic with a round threaded opening at the left and right sides and a hollow, open cylindrical piece at the bottom that has a round, open hole at its bottom; the right side of the main body has an attached cylindrical inlet cone; this cone is made of cylindrical hollow blue plastic with threading at the left side to attach to the main body and an open right side; this open side has a round yellow plastic insert at the inside side and a convex-shaped fine wire mesh covering the opening; the left side of the main body attaches with (b) the outlet cap; this is made of clear plastic that is rounded and hollow with threading on the right side to allow it to attach to the main body; the left side of the outlet cap tapers to a diameter of about half, and has a plastic cross dividing the opening into four sections; an outlet cone (c) also attaches to the left side of the main body; this cone is made of hollow cylindrical clear plastic with threading at the right side to allow it to attach to the main body; the cone tapers to a smaller diameter on the left side and is round and open; there are four rounded slots cut into the left edges of the outlet cone; between the main body and the inlet and outlet cones, there are yellow silicone shutters; these are round with a thin flexible top piece attached at two side points; the silicone shutters control inspiration and expiration gas flow.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - Hesse valve body - Size: Length 7.4 cm x Width 5.1 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
b - outlet cap - Size: Length 1.9 cm x Diam. 3.2 cm
c - outlet cone - Size: Length 3.7 cm x Diam. 3.2 cm
(a) Raised lettering in the plastic of the main body reads, "AMBU // PATIENT // INTERNAT. PAT. PEND. // PATIENT"; the inlet cone reads, "IN" three times in raised lettering along the outer left edge
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-3
Condition Remarks
The valve and attachments arrived dirty and dusty; all parts show minor wear, but there are no chips, cracks or stains in the plastic; the inlet cone should be removable, but will not readily screw off; the silicone shutters are complete and flexible; the metal mesh screen shows no corrosion
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Manufacturer's directions for valve use (see attached photocopies); CD #1
Research Facts
The inlet cone should screw off and on, but will not readily come off in this example; the outlet cap can be used in open systems; the outlet cone is for tube connection