Sanborn Metabulator Model 10 Made: 1950 Maker: Sanborn Company, Cambridge Mass. USA

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Sanborn Metabulator Model 10 Made: 1950 Maker: Sanborn Company, Cambridge Mass. USA

Description

A Metabulator is a medical apparatus used to measure a patient’s metabolic rate by measuring the consumption of a fixed amount of oxygen, Carbon dioxide is absorbed in an absorption chamber containing chemicals. There is an inbuilt recording compartment with paper roll.