Inhaler
Artifact
Identifier:
1996.095A-EDescription
Glass powder inhaler inside its original package. Named the "Aerohalor," and produced by Abbott Laboratories. The packaging consists of a box with lid. The outside of the box is black, with an off-white and blue label on the top of the lid. The inside of the box is yellow, and there are sections within for the components of the inhaler to be inlaid. Two glass pieces inside the box, for oral and nasal inhalation.Additional Information
Abbott's Aerohaler was one of the first commercially successful dry powder inhalers of its time. It was generally used to administer medications such as isoprenaline sulfate (known by the brand name Norisodrine) for the treatment of asthma, or penicillin for the treatment of respiratory infections. It uses a steel ball that moved when the patient inhaled, and would tap a cartridge containing the medicine, which turned the powder into an aerosol that could be inhaled. The device became commercially successful, despite being rather inefficient at turning the powder medication into an inhalable aerosol.Date:
1940sCreator:
Abbott Laboratories
(manufacturer)