Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The spiroscope developed by Ardèche doctor Jos Jullien

The spiroscope developed by Ardèche doctor Jos Jullien

Jullien, Laurent

Paperback

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 6209514073
ISBN13: 9786209514074
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Jan 19 2026
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 1934, Ardèche doctor Jos Jullien developed a water spiroscope, a simple and ingenious medical device for monitoring, training, and respiratory exercises, as a means of combating the pulmonary symptoms of brucellosis. Better known as Malta fever, this disease, characterized by feverish attacks and generalized infection, was then very prevalent around the Mediterranean. As a skilled and astute businessman, Jos Jullien designed his device, the SPIRO, not for healthcare professionals, but for patients. Easy to use and inexpensive, it allowed patients to perform training and respiratory rehabilitation exercises under the guidance of a doctor. The marketing of his invention was initially entrusted to the famous mail-order company Manufrance, before being managed by a company specially created for this purpose. Gradually, perceptions of Jos Jullien's spiroscope changed until it was finally seen as a consumer product. Thus, from a medical device, it gradually became a product dedicated to well-being and fitness.

Also from

Jullien, Laurent

View All

Also in

Medical Reference

View All