Diaphanoscope part

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0003.003

MANUFACTURER: Durillon & Lasseigne
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Lyons, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 1.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Durillon Lasseigne
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Lyons

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Presumably used in late 1970s- 1980s, and possibly later.
Canada: Used by Dr. Roger Ghys in his medical practise in Montreal, PQ. Dr. Ghys is considered to be among the first Canadian physicians to routinely use ultrasound and related techniques to diagnose breast cancer. (late 1980s).
Function: Possibly alternate fitting for limiting diameter of light emanating from instrument onto subject.
Technical: Transillumination provides simple, inexpensive and non-invasive diagnostic tool effective for screening patients for a variety of ailments, including site/type specific tumours, cysts, haemotomas, fluid retention, and circulatory problems.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Smooth black moulded synthetic.
Decoration: N/A

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Durillon & Lasseigne, Diaphanoscope part, circa 1978, Artifact no. 2007.0003, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0003.003/

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