respirator /res·pi·ra·tor/ (res´pĭ-ra″ter) ventilator (2).
Drinker respirator
cuirass respirator see under ventilator.
Drinker respirator popularly, “iron lung”: an apparatus formerly in wide use for producing artificial respiration over long periods of time, consisting of a metal tank, enclosing the patient's body, with the head outside, and within which artificial respiration is maintained by alternating negative and positive pressure.
Drin·ker respirator (dr ng k r)n. An airtight metal tank enclosing all the body except the head and forcing the lungs to inhale and exhale by regulating changes in air pressure. Also called iron lung. |
Drinker respirator
Etymology: Philip Drinker, American engineer, 1894-1972
an airtight respirator consisting of a metal tank that encloses the entire body, except the head. Used for long-term therapy, it alternates positive and negative air pressure within the tank, providing artificial respiration by contracting and expanding the walls of the chest. Also called artificial lung, iron lung.
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