cuirass ventilator

cuirass ventilator
a type of negative pressure ventilator in which a cuirasslike apparatus either completely surrounds the trunk or is applied only to the front of the chest and abdomen, and allows intermittent negative pressure by evacuation of air to force the chest to expand. Called also cuirass respirator.

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