Skinner's improved mask for chloroform anaesthesia

Made:
1862-1901 in London
maker:
Maw
inventor:
Thomas Skinner
Skinner's Improved mask for open chloroform anaesthesia

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Skinner's Improved mask for open chloroform anaesthesia
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Skinner's Improved mask for open chloroform anaesthesia, with flannel cover, by Maw, English, 1862-1901

Thomas Skinner (1825-1906), a gynaecologist working in Liverpool, later specialised in anaesthetics and introduced this flannel covered wire mask in 1862. It was a new and easy way of giving pain relief. It could be used for either chloroform or ether, which would have been in liquid form and dropped on to the mask for the patient to inhale. The mask needed an extra nose clip to ensure that the patient inhaled the entire dosage of pain killer. Skinner’s mask was popular into the 1900s and was easily portable.

Details

Category:
Anaesthesiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600333
Materials:
frame, metal, handle, metal and cover, fabric
Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 250 mm x 150 mm, .11kg
type:
anaesthetic mask