The Everseal Facemask was developed by MIE following a visit by Wing Commander R Soper RAF (later Air Commodore) who approached MIE in 1953 with an oxygen facemask developed by the Royal Aircraft Establishment for the first successful British Everest expedition, and requested that it be modified for anaesthesia purposes. This was done, and the mask was named "Everseal". It has been a universal success ever since; thousands and thousands have been sold during the following years as an anaesthetic mask.
A photo of Tenzing Norgay taken by Edmund Hillary on the summit of Mount Everest
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Breathing Systems |
| Year Designed | 1953 |
| Years Manufactured | 1954 - 2000 |
| Versions | |
| Name | Everseal Facemask |
| Year | 1954 |
| Part No. | 8724 |
| Key People | |
| Name | |
| Organisation | M&IE Ltd. |
| Name | Wing Commander R L Soper |
| Organisation | Royal Air Force |
