VINTAGE DAVIDSON PNEUMOTHORAX APPARATUS BY J. SKLAR IN A WOODEN TRAVEL BOX
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Here is some information about it:The Davidson Pneumothorax Apparatus was patented in 1933 by Louis R. Davidson, a tuberculosis specialist. It was used to treat tuberculosis by causing an artif...icial pneumothorax (collapsing the lung by directly introducing air in the chest cavity). This treatment, originally developed in the 1890's by Carlos Forlanini, was thought to heal the lung quickly by allowing the lung to rest. This modified version which replaced Forlanini's device and became a well-known instrument, was used to treat tuberculosis until the BCG vaccine became popular in the mid 1940'. Buyer to pay shipping on 15 pounds.
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