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Description:

Electric stimulation of the phrenic nerve for resuscitation began in 1872. American cardiologist Stanley J. Sarnoff (1918-1990) reintroduced the technique for artificial respiration in the late 1940s. This portable version of Sarnoff’s apparatus was probably made in the 1950s. A tag on the front reads “SANBORN / Electrophrenic Respirator.”

Date Made: 1950s

Maker: Sanborn Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ZZ.RSN83541U33

Object Name: Respirator, ElectrophrenicOther Terms: Respirator, Electrophrenic; Medicine

Measurements: overall: 10 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 20.955 cm x 24.13 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6424-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_736906

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