Overview

A variety of resuscitation equipment from 1907 through the 1970s is included in this collection.

The Pulmotor

The Dräger Pulmotor was developed in 1907 by Johann Heinrich Dräger. The device, operated by pressurized oxygen, created alternating positive and negative pressure. This early ventilator was initially used as a portable resuscitator in the mining industry.

Dräger Pulmotor

1907 Pulmotor

Dräger produced their first resuscitator, the Pulmotor, in 1907. The Pulmotor remained in use until the 1940s.

The Lung Motor

The Lung Motor, a resuscitator manufactured in Chicago, Illinois by Life Saving Devices Company circa 1910, is from the medical equipment museum of Felix Khusid.
The volume delivered was controlled by the extent to which the handle of the unit was raised and lowered.

1912 Draeger Patent

Johann Heinrich Draeger filed a patent application on September 7, 1910 and received the patent from the United States Patent Office on November 12, 1912 for his invention: Method of Causing Artificial Respiration.

1913 Resuscitation Article

In 1913, S.H. Cooper authored an article entitled "Restoring the Breath of Life" that promoted the widespread use of the modified pulmotor resuscitator.

Resuscitator Training

1920 Artificial Respirator

Clarence Heald of Cedar Rapids, Iowa applied for a patent for an "Artificial Respirator" on May 8, 1918. The patent was granted on April 20, 1920.

Resuscitation with Carbogen

In the 1920s, carbon dioxide and oxygen mixtures were often administered during resuscitation efforts.

H-H Inhalator

In 1924, Dr. Yandell Henderson and Dr. Howard W. Haggard invented the H-H Inhalator, a resuscitation device that delivered carbogen "in conjunction with artificial respiration." The device was manufactured by Mine Safety Appliances , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

H-H Inhalator

This segment of an H-H Inhalator from the 1920s is owned by Wendy Dunlop.

Schaefer Prone Pressure Method

Dr. Edward Schaefer introduced the prone pressure method of artificial respiration. The method was recommended for use with the H-H Inhalator.

1940s McKesson Resuscitator

Kreiselman Patent

Joseph Kreiselman filed a patent application on April 10, 1943 for his resuscitator. The patent was awarded on April 7, 1946.

Kreiselman Resuscitator

The Kreiselman Resuscitator was designed by Dr. Joseph Kreiselman for use during WWII. Ohio Corporation marketed the resuscitator from the 1940s-1960s.

Kreiselman Resuscitator

The Kreiselman Resuscitator was designed by Dr. Joseph Kreiselman for use during WWII. Ohio Corporation marketed the resuscitator from the 1940s-1960s.

Kreiselman Resuscitator

The accordion-like Kreiselman Resuscitator, manufactured by the Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company in Madison, Wisconsin., is shown expanded in this view.

Kreiselman Resuscitator

The identification plate for the Ohio Kreiselman Resuscitator is shown.

1946 Bassinet Resucitator

The Ohio-Kreiselman Infant Bassinet Resuscitator combined a bassinet that provided oxygen under positive pressure with an aspirator and a heater.

1947 Emerson Resuscitator

J.H. "Jack" Emerson filed a patent application on February 17, 1945 for a "Pressure Resuscitator." The patent was awarded on October 7, 1947

Emerson Resuscitator

The Emerson Resuscitator, patented in 1949, offered the dual function of resuscitator and aspirator.

Keith Hirst photographed this Emerson Resuscitator during a visit to the Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay, Maine.<

IT and Resucitation

"Inhalation Therapy and Resuscitation" by Meyer Saklad, MD was published in 1953.

1956 Bennett Patent

V. Ray Bennett applied for a patent for his infant resuscitator on March 7, 1955. The patent was awarded in June 26, 1956.

1956 GBL Infant Resuscitator

The GBL Infant Resuscitator is named for three pioneers who conducted research on neonatal resuscitation following WWII: Goddard, Bennett, and Lovelace.

GBL IHR-5 Label

With supplemental oxygen at 6L/min attached to the GBL, , the Infant Hand Resuscitator (IHR-5) could deliver an approximate FIO2 of 0.40. At 15 L/min, the GBL could deliver an approximate FIO2 of 0.75.

Ambu Bag

The AMBU was developed in 1956.

1959 Handy OB Resuscitator

Hand Resuscitator

Monaghan Model 63 Hand Resuscitator

Venti-Breather

This ad for the Venti-Breather oral resuscitator appeared in a 1960 issue of the INHALATION THERAPY journal.

1961 "Artificial Respiration"

Henning Ruben files a patent application on September 12, 1957 for his "Apparatus for Artificial Respiration." The patent was granted on November 21, 1961.

Porton Resuscitator ad

Porton Resuscitator ad from 1962

Porton Resuscitator

This Porton Resuscitator from 1962 is from the collection of Felix Khusid.

Porton Resuscitator

The Porton Resuscitator was developed by the British War Office Experimental Research Establishment. It was distributed in the USA by Greiner Scientific Corporation.

Porton Resuscitator Instructions

Item #7 of the Porton Resuscitator instructions recommended "to continue resuscitation until the patient breathes normally or for at least 2 hours."

Ohio Hope Resuscitator

The Ohio Hope Resuscitator is featured in this October 1965 ad from the INHALATION THERAPY journal.

Pediatric Hope Resuscitation Bag

A Hope pediatric resuscitation bag is shown with a newborn sized mask.

Melco Infant Resuscitator

This ad for the Melco Infant Resuscitator appeared in the August 1967 issue of the INHALATION THERAPY journal.

Resuci Folding Bag

This ad for the Laerdal "Resuci Folding Bag for Resuscitation" appeared in the August 1968 issue of INHALATION THERAPY.

1973 PMR ad

This image of the Puritan Manual Resuscitator (PMR) appeared in an ad in the May-June 1973 issue of our Journal.

1970s AMBU

Baby Ambu

PMR with reservoir

PMR-2 with PEEP

Puritan Manual Resuscitator-2 with auxiliary PEEP valve

mid 1970s

HOPE-2

Resusable BVM resuscitator with oxygen reservoir circa 1970s

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