Portable infusion pump being attached to patient at Lahey Clinic to treat metastatic liver cancer. The pump, in a harnessed leather case carried about the neck, contains a five-day supply of drug in a disposable plastic bag. A simple clock mechanism (see detail below) pumps the fluid into tubing attached to the catheter running down patient's arm.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Portable infusion pump being attached to patient at Lahey Clinic to treat metastatic liver cancer. The pump, in a harnessed leather case carried about the neck, contains a five-day supply of drug in a disposable plastic bag. A simple clock mechanism (see detail below) pumps the fluid into tubing attached to the catheter running down patient's arm.

[ca. March 1964]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Liver

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