Monitor, computer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0221.003

MANUFACTURER: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO.
MODEL: PANASONIC/TR-930
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: KA3162225
Part Number: 3
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: 25.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 22.2 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: MATSUSHITA
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

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 TUMOURS 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: "Panasonic/ VIDEO MONITOR/ [Underwriters Laboratories logo]/ MODEL NO. TR-930/ AC 120 V 60 Hz AVG. WATTS 23 MAX. AMPS 0.26/ Mfr'd by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Made in Japan/ FOR COMMERICAL USE ONLY./ CAUTION- TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT/ REMOVE COVER. NO USE[?] PARTS INSIDE/ REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED [?] [PERSO]NNEL." printed on casing back. "WARNING- TO PREVENT [?] [ha]ZARD,/ DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPL[iance] [?] MOISTURE." also printed on casing back. All connections, etc. labelled. Decal on monitor reads "PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR SUB-/CHAPTER J APPLICABLE AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE./ MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD./ 1006 KADOMA, OSAKA, JAPAN. 130 FFJ/ MANUFACTURED/ FEBRUARY 1983/ TQF 83596-2". Decal, beside, reads "CHASSIS FAMILY TR-930/ TQF83825 SERIAL NO./ KA3162225". Decal on underside of monitor reads "CAUTION- NO NOT REMOVE COVER./ SEE BACK COVER./ TQF 8060898".
Missing: N/A
Finish: COMPONENT HAS CREAM-COLOUR FINISH: BRUSHED SILVER METAL, GREY AND/OR BLACK TRIM.
Decoration: N/A

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MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., Monitor, computer, circa 1987, Artifact no. 2000.0221, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0221.003/

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