Ruben nonrebreathing valve, which consists of a main body with side and bottom pieces; the main body (a) is made of hollow rounded clear plastic with round threaded openings on the left, right, and bottom sides; there is a piece of yellow plastic in the shape of two joined round discs and a wire sp…
Ruben nonrebreathing valve, which consists of a main body with side and bottom pieces; the main body (a) is made of hollow rounded clear plastic with round threaded openings on the left, right, and bottom sides; there is a piece of yellow plastic in the shape of two joined round discs and a wire spring inside the main body; the right side of the main body attaches with (b) an inlet channel; this channel is made of hollow cylindrical blue metal with threading at its left side to allow it to attach to the main body and an open round right side; there is a yellow plastic piece lining the inside of this channel with a metal wire inside it and a convex-shaped wire mesh covering the piece near the threading; the left side of the main body attaches with (c) an outlet channel; this channel is made of hollow cylindrical gold metal with threading at its right side to allow it to attach to the main body, and a round open left side; there is a round piece of plastic with six holes covering this opening and a wire spring behind that; the bottom of the main body attaches with (d) the airway connector channel; this channel is made of hollow cylindrical red metal with threading at the top to allow it to attach to the main body and a round open bottom.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - valve body - Size: Length 3.8 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth 2.7 cm
b - inlet channel - Size: Length 3.0 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
c - outlet channel - Size: Length 3.5 cm x Diam. 2.3 cm
d - airway connector channel - Size: Length 2.7 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
(a) Lettering etched onto the front of the main body reads, "S & W // Patent // MADE IN // DENMARK"; "709" is etched into the back of the main body
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-3
Condition Remarks
The plastic and metal parts show only very minor wear; the plastic parts are complete and undamaged and the metal parts show no corrosion; #2: severe rubber and leather damage
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Articles on the valve use (see attached photocopies); CD #1
Research Facts
The airway connector channel connects with the airways of the patient