General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

7

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.0 cm

Width

6.7 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Radiology

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Linemaster

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Woodstock

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS ULTRASOUND UNIT USED LATE 1980S- C. 2000.

Canada

USED BY DR. ROGER GHYS IN HIS MONTREAL, PQ MEDICAL PRACTICE. DR. GHYS IS CONSIDERED TO BE AMONG THE FIRST CANADIAN PHYSICIANS TO ROUTINELY USE ULTRASOUND AND RELATED TECHNIQUES TO DIAGNOSE BREAST CANCER (LATE 1980S). DR. GHYS ALSO PROVIDED SURGEONS WITH POSITIONAL DATA (AND IMAGES) ACCURATE ENOUGH THAT MANY IMAGING PROCEDURES DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPEATED PRIOR TO SURGERY. THIS IS 1ST ULTRASOUND MACHINE USED IN CANADA FOR DIAGNOSTIC BREAST SCANS. (REF.1)

Function

USED TO OBTAIN IMAGES FROM INSIDE THE BODY, IN ORDER TO OBSERVE MOVEMENT OF INTERNAL ORGANS AND TISSUES, BLOOD FLOW, THE PRESENCE OF SWELLING OR UNUSUAL GROWTHS, ETC. THIS UNIT USED TO OBSERVE CHANGES OR ABNORMALITIES IN BREAST TISSUE.

Technical

PROTOTYPE DESIGN ULTRASOUND UNIT MFD. BY LABSONICS WAS FAR ADVANCED OVER EXISTING ULTRASOUND APPARATUS. SQUARE IMAGE PRODUCED WAS LESS DISTORTED & ALLOWED PHYSICIAN TO MEASURE 3-D LOCATION OF POSSIBLE TUMORS WITH GREATER ACCURACY. SYSTEM COMBINES COMPUTER CONTROL AND ANALYSIS WITH THE CONTROL & DIGITAL CREATION OF THE IMAGE FOLLOWING THE CONCEPTS FIRST USED IN CAT SCANS. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"TREADLITE/ CAT. NO. T-51-PS/3A 30 VAC ~ MAX/ CLASS 2 CIRCUITS ONLY/ LINEMASTER SWITCH CORPORATION/ WOODSTOCK, CT. USA" printed on top front. "WARNING/ TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY, DO NOT/ USE THIS SWITCH ON MACHINERY WITH/ AN UNGUARDED POINT OF OPERATION." printed on decal applied to one side panel.

Missing

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Finish

Black metal casing has rough textured synthetic pads on top and on underside.

Decoration

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