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USA, 20 C. 1 half
A rare American dental training phantom head with an articulated mandible made of aluminium and plastic by Columbia Dentoform Corp., first half of the XX cent. On the lower side of the plastic mandibula written: 'R362 / COLUMBIA DENTOFORM CORP. / NEW YORK.' The scull part of the head is made of silver-colored metal alloy, and the teeth and jaws of black and white plastic. The phantom is mounted on the bronze pole and is housed in a glass dome.
Norway, 20 C. 2 half
Anatomic Anne, a manikin for the mouth-to-mouth respiration and chest compressions training, a sister-product of the globally known Resusci Anne CPR training torso invented in the 1960s by Åsmund Lærdal, Norwegian entrepreneur.
USA, 20 C. 1 half
Stander Female Pelvis Phantom, a Manikin for Teaching and Practice of Obstetrics (Educational Aid). Made by Clay Adams Co. New York, 1920
Norway, 20 C. 2 half
Resusci Anne, a globally known training manikin for the mouth-to-mouth respiration and chest compressions training. This Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) educational tool was invented in the 1960s by Åsmund Lærdal, Norwegian entrepreneur.
LIBRARY
Norway, 20 C. 2 half
Lærdal, Åsmund
Manual for Operation and Maintenance for the manikins Resusci Anne, Andy and Baby, and Anatomic Anne by the firm Laerdal, Norway
PEOPLE
Åsmund S. Lærdal (Asmund S. Laerdal), a Norwegian entrepreneur and humanitarian, made significant contributions to emergency medical care by creating Resusci Anne, the first realistic CPR training manikin, in 1960. Laerdal's work revolutionized resuscitation training and later entire medical education. He founded Laerdal Medical, a company that continues to innovate in medical simulation, helping millions worldwide learn life-saving skills and reducing fatalities from emergencies.
FIRM
Norway, Stavanger
Laerdal is the company that made medical education different. Instead of 'see one, do one, teach one' future medical doctors today 'learn, practice, improve, repeat' – and all this without harming the real patients! It is here, in this company the world-wide used CPR mannequin Resusci Anne was born.
USA, New York
Columbia Dentoform, established in 1917 by Ben Spitzer, a Columbia University Engineering School graduate, began as the Columbia Dental and X-Ray Company in Manhattan, New York. Initially, the company provided x-ray equipment for dental offices and sold articulators and attachments to dental laboratories. Ben Spritzer In 1917, it introduced metal typodonts—his first phantoms for dental teaching and practice. Today, as part of the DentalEZ family of brands, Columbia Dentoform continues to develop and provide high-quality simulation products, maintaining its commitment to improving the instructional process and learning experience for dental students globally.
Articles
The famous mask of L'inconnue de la Seine or La Belle Italienne served as prototype for the face of the world's first and main cardiopulmonary resuscitation manikin, Resusci Anne. The mask's history is worthy of further investigation, as it has been previously researched and is still a topic of ongoing study.