Krogh wedge spirometer, 1950-1980

Krogh wedge spirometer, 1950-1980

Lung

Respiration

Large wedge Krogh spirometer used for research in the Department of Physiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Spriometer was used in conjunction with the experimental whole plethysmograph (WAM 21595) to measure lung capacity in humans. Spirometer is made of metal and grey in color with rotating electrical component on end.

Doelcam Corporation

1950-1980, between

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Warren Anatomical Museum: 21595, an experimental whole plethysmograph

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1 spirometer

Medical Equipment

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Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21643

This wedge Krogh spirometer was created between 1950 and 1980 and was used in conjunction with experimental whole plethysmograph (WAM 21595) for respiration research in the Department of Physiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. It was donated to the Warren Anatomical Museum by Dr. Stephen H. Loring in December 2015.

Spirometer

53 W x 56 D x 22 H cm