Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:medical_device
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:negative_pressure_ventilator
|
| gptkbp:category |
medical equipment
ventilator |
| gptkbp:component |
respiratory therapy
|
| gptkbp:foundIn |
hospitals
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major role in 20th-century polio epidemics
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Louis_Agassiz_Shaw
gptkb:Philip_Drinker 1928 |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
treatment of polio patients
|
| gptkbp:operates |
creating negative pressure around the thoracic cavity
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
modern positive pressure ventilators
|
| gptkbp:requires |
electricity
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
treating respiratory failure
assisting breathing |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Iron_Lung_Corp
gptkb:David_Szymanski |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Iron Lung
|