General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

5

Total Parts

6

AKA

hard drive

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

61.5 cm

Width

49.3 cm

Height

15.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

CIFRA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Ste-Foy

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS UNIT USED IN SYSTEM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, 1996-1998.

Canada

IN 1959 CANADIAN DR. ALBERT JUTRUS SET UP A LINK TO TRANSMIT FLUOROSCOPY BETWEEN 2 HOSPITALS IN MONTREAL: THIS WAS THE FIRST DOCUMENTED ADVANCED TELEMEDICINE PROJECT. THE WORLD'S LONGEST RUNNING TELEMEDICINE PROGRAMME STARTED IN NEWFOUNDLAND IN 1977 AND CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT (2002).

Function

TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE MEDICAL IMAGES & DATA IN REAL TIME.

Technical

SYSTEM PERMITS TRANSMISSION OF REAL TIME MEDICAL IMAGES & DATA VIA SATELLITE TO LARGE HOSPITALS WHERE SPECIALISTS CAN "SEE' THE PATIENT AND GUIDE THE ON-SITE DOCTOR'S EXAMINATION TO ORDER TO DIAGNOSE ILLNESS AND RECOMMEND & MONITOR TREATMENT. DEVELOPED AND MFD THIS SYSTEM, CREATED BY COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE CANADA & TELESAT CAN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Cifra logo appears in upper left front corner. "[logo]/ cifra/ médical inc." and "MODEL: TTIMN ST-1" printed on casing back; serial no. designation covered by decal bearing Cifra serial number "01ST97C281". All controls, connections, etc. labelled. / NB: Component is fixed to .6 stand: back and underside of hard drive not accessible at time of cataloguing.

Missing

N/A

Finish

OFF-WHITE SYNTHETIC EXTERIOR CASINGS; GREY TEXT.

Decoration

N/A