title: Vivian Richard Ebsary, A.M. biomedical engineer, inventor, philanthropist.
abstract: Vivian Ebsary was an inventor, designer and manufacturer of varied pieces of medical equipment, particularly those involving pumps. These included hypothermia machines and the heart-lung cardiopulmonary bypass machines used in Australian and New Zealand hospitals from the mid 1950s until well into the 1970s. Ebsary also designed and manufactured anaesthetic machines, a hyperbaric unit, scoliosis implant equipment, a chairlift and many other devices for use in the general community. This paper presents an overview of his life's involvement with medicine and medical technology in Australia.
authors: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
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authors: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D001315:Australia; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000266:history*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century