Affiliation:
1. Sydney, N.S.W.
2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
Abstract
Vivian Ebsary was an inventor, designer and manufacturer of varied pieces of medical equipment, particularly those involving pumps. These included hypothermia machines and the heart-lung cardiopulmonary bypass machines used in Australian and New Zealand hospitals from the mid 1950s until well into the 1970s. Ebsary also designed and manufactured anaesthetic machines, a hyperbaric unit, scoliosis implant equipment, a chairlift and many other devices for use in the general community. This paper presents an overview of his life's involvement with medicine and medical technology in Australia.
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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