General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION; RUBBER PADS ON TRIPOD LEGS

Dimensions

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

Length

117.0 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

20.0 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

Barnes

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Stamford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1969-1975

Canada

DR. GHYS WAS AMONG THOSE WHO ASSISTED BARNES ENG.CO. IN DEVELOPING THE PROTOTYPE EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD BECOME THE M-101- THE FIRST SYSTEM OF ITS KIND INTENDED SPECIFICALLY FOR MEDICAL USE. THIS UNIT IS THAT PROTOTYPE, PURCHASED FOR USE IN GHYS' CLINIC IN AUG. 1969 (REF.1, P.8)

Function

TO DIAGNOSE CERTAIN PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS BREAST TUMORS, CIRCULATORY OBSTRUCTIONS, ETC. AN INFRARED CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHICALLY PORTRAYS THE BODY'S SURFACE TEMPERATURE, BASED ON SELF-EMANATING INFRARED RADIATIONS.

Technical

FIRST THERMOGRAPHIC SYSTEM OF ITS KIND INTENDED SPECIFICALLY FOR MEDICAL USE. AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID (SPECIFICALLY BREAST CANCER & CIRCULATORY OBSTRUCTIONS) AND AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF MONITORING THE COURSEOF CONVENTIONAL & EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT THERMOGRAPHY WAS LAUDED BY MANY IN MEDICAL PROFESSION (REF.1,P.7-9)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON TRIPOD HEAD READS: ‘[B E LOGO]/ MODEL NO./ TR-5B/ SERIAL NO. 142/ TYPE/ Tripod/ BARNES ENGINEERING CO. STAMFORD, CONN.'/ SECOND PLATE, BELOW READS: ‘HERCULES/ QUICK-SET, INC./ MODEL 5221 SERIAL 4719 SKOKIE, ILL.'/ PLATE ON TRIPOD READS: ‘HERCULES/ QUICK-SET, INC./ MODEL 5302 SERIAL 4026 SKOKIE, ILL.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK CRINKLE-TEXTURED HEAD & LEGS ON TRIPOD; ADJUSTMENT KNOBS, EXTENSION TUBE & SELECTED COMPONENTS ARE SILVER METAL

Decoration

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