General Information

Serial #

117

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PRIMARILY METAL; ALSO SYNTHETIC & GLASS COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

154.0 cm

Width

85.0 cm

Height

157.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Radiology

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LABSONICS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

Mooresville

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

"LABSONICS" printed on plate mounted on unit front. Decal above 'ON/OFF' switch reads "Do not operate in the presence of/ flammable gases, anesthetics or/ concentrated oxygen atmospheres". Plate on centre back reads "LABSONICS/ MOORESVILLE, INDIANA U.S.A./ MODEL NO. 902001-1/ SERIAL NO. 117/ 115 Volts 60 Hz 3.4 Amps." "902093-1" stamped into top of unit.

Missing

BED MISSING. OTHERWISE BELIEVED TO BE COMPLETE.

Finish

COMPONENT HAS CREAM-COLOUR FINISH: BRUSHED SILVER METAL, GREY AND/OR BLACK TRIM.

Decoration

N/A