1940s-1950s E&J Resuscitators

Erickson and Johnstone Resuscitator developed in 1927. See Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal January 1960, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp 77-81
Clarence N. Erickson Submitted in 1935 and received in 1938 a U.S. Patent for a Combined Inhalator and Resuscitator.
Le Roy G. Fox Submitted in 1943 and received in 1945 a U.S. Patent for a Combined Inhalator and Resuscitator where the delivery valve was mounted on the hose and not the pressure regulator on the case, was capable of multiple patients, had anti-contamination feature and was smaller and lighter than previous models. Rights assigned to E&J Corporation.
Roy G. Fox Submitted in 1947 and received in 1949 a U.S. patent for a resuscitator cart with the patent assigned to E&J Corporation.
You may see references to Fox Resuscitators or E&J/ Fox Resuscitator Models however it appears Mr. Fox was working for E&J Corp. at the time.
The advertising brochures I have for the E&J Lytport and Panel Mounted Resuscitators from Circa 1968-1970 seem to indicate that Ohio Medical Products/ Airco of Madison Wis. had acquired or at least was marketing E&J products. Link to Ohio Medical Corp Web site http://www.ohiomedical.com/default.aspx?id=8

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1940 Literature

In the 1940s and 1950s E & J Resuscitators were used on many ambulances and rescue vehicles. The resuscitator was also an inhalator and aspirator.

Submitted NEMSM March 2008 by Author J Pozark; Photo Chris Kelley