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Syringe in B109, Arthur L. Esserman, M.D. Medical Equipment and Papers, made by Becton, Dickinson & Co. in Rutherford, N.J.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

AeroHalor in Box, circa 1945

 Item
Identifier: B109.01.0002.00002
Abstract

Three pieces of an AeroHalor (a dry powder inhaler) used by Dr. Arthur L. Esserman, a pediatrician in Denver, Colorado. The AeroHalor was made by Abbot Laboratories in Chicago, Illinois. Dry powder inhalers were used in the 1940s, primarily for aerosolizing penicillin. Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine from 1926 until his death in 1952.

Dates: circa 1945

Chest Piece of Fleischer Stethoscope, between 1924-1952

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Identifier: B109.01.0002.00008
Abstract

Chest piece and rubber tube of a Fleischer stethoscope used by Dr. Arthur L. Esserman, a pediatrician in Denver, Colorado. The chest piece is silver-plated metal with the front covered by black plastic. The stethoscope was designed by Andrew W. ''Doc'' Fleischer and manufactured by the Becton-Dickinson company. Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine from 1926 until his death in 1952.

Dates: between 1924-1952

Hypodermic Syringe In Box, circa 1940

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Identifier: B109.01.0002.00001
Abstract

A glass 2 cubic-centimeter B-D Yale Luer-Lok hypodermic syringe in a box used by Dr. Arthur L. Esserman, a pediatrician in Denver, Colorado. The Luer-Lok syringe was patented by Becton, Dickenson & Co. in 1925 in Rutherford, New Jersey; this locking syringe system is still in use. Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine from 1926 until his death in 1952.

Dates: circa 1940

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