Copper Kettle Vaporizer

Copper Kettle Vaporizer

Anesthesia, Inhalation – instrumentation

Vaporizers

Morris, Lucien E. (Ellis), 1914-2011

In the late 1940s Lucien Morris' design, called the "Copper Kettle" was the first vaporizer to deliver a precise concentration of any volatile vapor to the patient. By using copper, a good heat conductor, it maintained near-constant temperature, and thus steady vapor pressure. The Copper Kettle could be calibrated for use with any liquid anesthetic and was adjustable by the anesthesiologist to meet the changing needs of the patient throughout surgery.

1950s

Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine collection.

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