• Anaesth Intensive Care · Jun 2005

    Biography Historical Article

    Vivian Richard Ebsary, A.M. biomedical engineer, inventor, philanthropist.

    • H D O'Brien.
    • Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
    • Anaesth Intensive Care. 2005 Jun 1;33 Suppl 1:16-20.

    AbstractVivian 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.

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