Dr Potain's hoover in its case - End of 19th century

€160.00

Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its felt case

Late 19th century - early 20th century

Description

Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its felt case

Late 19th century - early 20th century

This instrument was used to evacuate liquids, notably for pleurisy, an inflammation of the pleura, the membrane surrounding the lungs, which often contains liquid in the pleural cavity.

It could also be used to evacuate urine from a retained bladder or gas from an intestine strangled by a hernia.

(Source: Conservatoire du patrimoine hospitalier de Rennes).

Includes:

-A steel syringe-pump with two tips at the end.

-A hollow metal rod with a double conduit branching into two branches, each fitted with a tap.

-Trocars, cannulas and foam punches of various gauges.

-The rubber tubes have disappeared, as they may not have stood the test of time.

Case dimensions: 27 x 12 x 4 cm

The box has been subjected to the passage of time, particularly the felt.

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