From ‘Computer applications for patient care”, by Joseph D. Bronzino, published by Addison-Wesley, 1982, page 275.
Category Archives: Helium Dilution FRC
Med-Science Pulmonizer, 1976
A multi-purpose computerized lab system. From ‘Respiratory Technology’, by Hunsinger DL, Linerski KJ, Maurizi JJ, Phillips ML, published by Reston Publishing Co, 1976, page 399.
Resparameter, circa 1970
Developed by a team headed by Dr. John Cotes in the mid-1960’s. Performed spirometry, helium dilution FRC and single-breath DLCO. Design was acquired by P.K. Morgan and was manufactured and sold in Britain in the early 1970’s. From Inspire, 2018, Volume 19, No. 1, April as part of a memorial to Dr. Cotes. Photo contributed by Kevin Hogben.
Resparameter, 1965
Developed by a team headed by Dr. John Cotes in the mid-1960’s. Performed spirometry, helium dilution FRC and single-breath DLCO. Design was acquired by P.K. Morgan and was manufactured and sold in Britain in the early 1970’s. From The Lancet, September 18, 1965, pp. 573-575. Reprinted in Inspire, 2018, Volume 19, No. 1, April as part of a memorial to Dr. Cotes.
Morgan Transfer Test, Model B, 1976
A modular test system able to perform spirometry, helium dilution FRC and single-breath DLCO. From “The history of lung function testing in the UK”, by Kevin Hogben, Inspire, 2011, Volume 11, No. 3, page 19.
Spirometer, Helium Residual Volume Apparatus, Collins, 1966
From ‘A Catalog of Pulmonary Function Equipment and Accessories’, W. E. Collins Inc., 1966, page 7.
Spirometer, Combination Helium Residual Volume and Single Breath DLCO System, Collins, 1966
From ‘A Catalog of Pulmonary Function Equipment and Accessories’, W. E. Collins Inc., 1966, page 8.
Collins DSIIa, 1990, Advertisement
From a 1990 Collins sales flier.
Collins Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer, circa 1976, Front Panel Closeup
From “Instruction Manual for the Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer P1200 P1201” from Warren E. Collins Co. Undated, but likely from about 1976.
Collins Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer, Circa 1976
From “Instruction Manual for the Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer P1200 P1201” from Warren E. Collins Co. Undated, but likely from about 1976.