General Information

Serial #

4026 [ADDCOMM]

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & PLASTIC COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length

52.5 cm

Width

33.5 cm

Height

27.5 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

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

LABEL IN LOWER LEFT CORNER: ‘[B E LOGO]/ MODEL NO./ T-101/ SERIAL NO./ 122/ BARNES ENGINEERING CO. STAMFORD, CONN.'/ DECAL BELOW READS: ‘[BORFORS LOGO]/ AB BOFORS/ BOFORS SWEDEN/ Typ IRK-K-3/ Ser.nr 0054/ Art. Nr 1 101 410'/ DECAL ON UPPER LEFT FRONT OF CAMERA READS: ‘[BOFORS LOGO]/ IR-CAMERA'/ YELLOW LABEL BELOW READS: ‘XIII/ congreso/ internacional/ [ILLUSTRATION]/ radiologia/ 1973/ madrid, 15-20. OCTUBRE'/ TEXT ON THERMAL CHAMBER CAP READS: ‘CAUTION!/ Always clean th/ dewar dry before/ filling with liquid/ N2'/ ALL CONTROLS, ETC. LABELLED/ GREEN DYM0-TAPE LABEL ON UPPER FRONT EDGE READS: ‘LABORATOIRE RADIO-MEDICAL INC.'/ CW CASE. STENCILLED ON BACK: ‘BARNES ENGINEERING COMPANY/ STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BEIGE, BROWN & GREY CASING. CW DARK GREY SYNTHETIC CASE

Decoration

N/A