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  • Therapeutic bed with compressor, invention of J. Deryl Hart.

    Description/Abstract: In the late 1920s, J. Deryl Hart invented a variable pressure bed (or air mattress) to ease patient’s bed sores. Hart patented many of his inventions, which also included a pneumatic bed, an operating room supply table, and a surgical basin with a...
    Date: undated

  • Operation under ultraviolet light with an x-ray screen in use

    Description/Abstract: J. Deryl Hart and surgical team in protective clothing operating under ultraviolet lights. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became...
    Date: undated

  • Dept. of Surgery staff wearing clothing to protect them during operations under ultraviolet lights

    Description/Abstract: Dept. of Surgery staff in an operating room dressed in protective gowns, gloves, goggles, and hoods. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique...
    Date: undated

  • Ultraviolet lights system hanging from operating room ceiling

    Description/Abstract: Completed ultraviolet lights system hanging from the operating room ceiling. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became widely accepted...
    Date: undated

  • Operating room with ultraviolet lights overhead

    Description/Abstract: Operating room with ultraviolet light, x-ray screen, instrument table, and patient bed prepared for surgery. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a...
    Date: undated

  • Clothing worn to protect physicians from ultraviolet lights during operation

    Description/Abstract: Male modeling a protective mask, hat, and gown. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became widely accepted across the country. This...
    Date: undated