General Information

Serial #

10655

Part Number

9

Total Parts

11

AKA

Control module

Patents

N/A

General Description

A beige metal casing, synthetic control buttons and a silver metal backing with multiple synthetic cables on the back of the case with metal hardware.

Dimensions

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

Length

44.5 cm

Width

44.5 cm

Height

15.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Graymar

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

Unknown

Canada

Viewed as a whole, the system is an example of purely Canadian technological innovation. Evolving out of a PhD thesis, SPY underwent experimental set up, prototyping, clinical testing, Canadian regulatory approvals, FDA approvals and manufacturing (Novadaq was spun off from the NRC and formed in 2000). The technology was developed at the NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics by Dr. John Docherty and (then) graduate student Rick Mangat (SPY formed his PhD thesis while at the University of Manitoba). Secondly, following an application to the Manitoba Blue Cross for a study in pigs, SPY was clinically tested at the Ottawa Heart Institute with input from Dr. Wilbur Keon and at the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto under Dr. Stephen Fremes.

Function

A programmable machine that accepts, processes and displays data; specifically, connects multiple computer components in the recording of surgical procedures; plastic, reconstructive and micro-surgery, cardiac surgery.

Technical

SPY imaging is the first technology available to cardiac surgeons to easily assess graft patency while the patient is on the operating table, and therefore allows for the correction of problems before closing the incision. Prior to this system, the standard was X-ray contrast angiography. Large, expensive and cumbersome, this technique exposed patients who would have compromised renal function during surgery to the dangers of X-rays.The use of ICG dye injected into patients is integral to the system. The absorption and emission spectra of ICG falls within the near infrared (NIR) portion of the optical spectrum in which there is the fewest substances in the body that absorb light. The result is a light that penetrates deeper into tissues, providing surgeons with improved imaging of vessels.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's labels:"BUSINESS/ SOLUTIONS/ INTEL®/INSIDE/ PENTIUM®4/ GRAYMAR BUSINESS/ SOLUTIONS/ 410-561-4600/ Serial No.: 010655."

Missing

Nothing is missing.

Finish

A beige metal casing, synthetic control buttons and a silver metal backing with multiple synthetic cables on the back of the case with metal hardware.

Decoration

None.