Coates' modification of Snow's inhaler for chloroform anaesthesia
Coates' modification of Snow type inhaler for chloroform anaesthesia, made by William Matthews, Carey Street, London, England, 1854-1880
Inside the spherical brass container are air holes, to vapourise the liquid chloroform. A patient would inhale the chloroform through the rubber mask which has inhaling and exhaling valves. It is likely that Coates refers to William Martin Coates, a surgeon at Salisbury Infirmiary who was carying out experiments on chloroform. In his writings, he describes using a Snow type chloroform inhaler for his patients.
Details
- Category:
- Anaesthesiology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A625413
- Materials:
- chloroform container, brass, facemask, metal and rubber
- Measurements:
-
length 193 mm
height 190 mm
width 97 mm
- type:
- inhalers
