| Reference Number | MIMM/2025-2-2 |
| Title | Portable Beaver Respirator |
| Date | 1950-1999 |
| Creator Name | British Oxygen Company, Industrial gases manufacturer, 1886- |
| Description | Wooden case with locks and detachable lid, containing the portable Beaver respirator. The device consists of a wooden unit housing an electric motor, accessible via a side panel with printed instructions and cable. A green-coated metal and rubber bellows is mounted externally on top, and connected to the motor below. The movement from the bellows generates airflow, and directed through a detachable tubing system connected to a metal outlet on the side of the case for the patient circuit. The top panel unit also features expiratory and high-pressure relief valves, and an airway pressure gauge and a on-and-off switch. Made by The British Oxygen Company Limited. |
| Extent | 3 parts |
| Dimensions | 330mm x 290mm x 255mm |
| 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 | Respirometer |
| Term | Anaesthesiology -- Instrumentation |
| Respiratory Therapy -- Instrumentation |
| Poliomyelitis |