| Reference Number | MIMM/2018-5-66 |
| Title | Schimmelbusch Mask |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | This is a Schimmelbusch-type mask. The device features a wire frame, constructed from two intersecting metal wires that lock together at a depression at the point of intersection. A hinge oopposed to the handle would have secured the gauze (which is missing) stretched over the bars. The mask is made of nickel-plated metal and shows signs of corrosion.
The handle is engraved with “A. Summer& Co. Ltd Liverpool".
This mask was part of the content of Dr McGuinness's bag.
The German physician Curt Schimmelbusch designed this mask around 1889 to prevent gauze, doused in anaesthetic, from irritating the patient’s skin, and it is still used in some countries. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 185mm x 40mm x 120mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Anaesthetic Mask |
| Term | Anaesthesia, Inhalation |
| Anaesthesiology -- instrumentation |