Re: Cuirass Suppliers

James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Sun, 16 Feb 1997 17:23:53 -0800

At 11:57 AM 12/29/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello
>
>My original cuirass was made by Monaghan who have ceased manufacture. I
>used their shells for 32 years but now have to find a new supplier. A
>friend here in the UK has made me a replacement but it is somewhat rough
>around the edges.
>
>Can anyone give me the name of a good supplier please? How do others
>manage? I can't believe that I am the only person in the World with this
>problem.
>
>Thanks
>
>John

Just found these suppliers:

Ventilators, Negative-/Positive-Pressure, Chest Cuirass
Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.
Breasy Medical Equipment (US) Inc.

Ventilators, Negative-Pressure, Chest Cuirass
Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.
J.H. Emerson Co.

Ventilators, Negative-Pressure, Iron Lung
J.H. Emerson Co.
Porta-Lung Inc.

Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.
1720 Sublette Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
(800) 444-3954
(314) 771-2400
Fax (314) 771-1806
E-mail: texrican(AT)aol.com
http://www.alliedhpi.com
Contact: Rich Umlor
Products: Air compressors, airways, valves, humidifiers, masks,
pneumatic nebulizers,
oxygen concentrators, peak flow meters, pulse oximeters, regulators,
resuscitators,
spirometry systems, and ventilators.

Breasy Medical Equipment (US) Inc.
4116B Rose Lake Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28217
(800) 845-8606
(704) 357-1340
Fax (704) 357-3413
Contact: Shira Vardi
Products: External ventilator-oscillator. Exclusive U.S. distributor
for Breasy Medical
Equipment Ltd.

J.H. Emerson Co.
22 Cottage Park Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
(800) 252-1414
(617) 864-1414
Fax (617) 868-0841
E-mail: emerson(AT)jhemerson.com
Contact: Robert Felt
Products: Cough machines, isolation chambers, mucus clearance devices,
PEEP valves,
suction pumps, and negative-pressure, iron-lung ventilators.

Porta-Lung Inc.
7854 Logan St.
Denver, CO 80229
(303) 288-7575
Fax (303) 288-7577
Contact: W.W. Sunny Weingarten
Products: Negative ventilating chamber (total body respirator, i.e.,
iron lung).

Jim Lubin
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin
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