General Information

Serial #

GG 007929

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METALS (PROBABLY INCLUDES ALUMINUM & STAINLESS STEEL); SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL PORTS & FITTINGS, HOSES, CORDS & PLUGS, ETC. PORCELAIN PARAFFIN BATH CHAMBERS

Dimensions

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

Length

65.0 cm

Width

55.0 cm

Height

90.0 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

TECHNICON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Tarrytown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS UNIT USED BETWEEN 1979-1986

Canada

EXAMPLE OF TISSUE PROCESSING EQ. USED IN HISTOLOGY LAB. OF LARGE CANADIAN HOSPITAL, THE OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL.

Function

USED IN HISTOLOGY LABS FOR TISSUE PROCESSING WORK

Technical

POPULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF TIME-TYPE TISSUE PROCESSOR. CONSIDEREDOBSOLETE BY CIVIC HOSPITAL IN 1986. THIS MACHINE FITTED WITH 20 REAGENT PORTS & 4 PARAF IN BATH PORTS FOR IMPREGNATING TISSUE SAMPLES. PROGRAM CONTROL DISKS ALLOW UNIT TO BE OPERATED OVERNIGHT, ON WEEKENDS, ETC. UNATTENDED. REPLACED BY COMPUTERIZED EQ.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON BASE, BETWEEN ACCESS DOORS, INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS 'FOR ACCESS TO BREAKERS' & FOLLOWING INFO.: 'Autotechnicon Duo/ Mod. 2A/ Autotechnicon Duo is a trademark registered by Technicon/ Corporation for automatic tissue processing machines. Registered U.S. patent office and foreign countries, covered/ by one or more of the following United States patents:/ 2,583,379 2,741,221 2,783,180 2,800,102 2,810,366 2,845,044 2,845,045 2,869,509 2,872,893 2,872,894 2,894,482 2,925,820 2,960,962 3,110,627 3,227,130 3,338,207 3,350,220 3,388,687 D 179,297 D 179,298/ and foreign patents. Also, United States and Foreign Pat-/ ents pending./ SERIAL NO. GG 007929 D/ 115 VOLTS 7 AMPS. 60 Hz/ [LOGO]/ TECHNICON CORPORATION/ TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 10591, U.S.A.'/ LABEL ABOVE: 'PROPERTY TAG/ ASSET NO. 3-4639'. Instructions "FOR ACCESS TO BREAKERS" appear as follows: "PUSH UP/ AND RELEASE/ TO START"; "PUSH DOWN/ AND RELEASE/ TO STOP/ WHERE DESIRED/ PUSH UP AND RELEASE AGAIN/ AND MACHINE AUTOMATICALLY/ WILL RETURN TO OPERATING/ POSITION/ 1 HR OFF 24 HR". Label inside left panel reads: " WARNING/ ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. COVERS/ OR PANEL(S) SHOULD BE REMOVED/ BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY.". Identical label appears inside right panel, with time delay mechanism and automatic timer disc. All controls labelled. Timer graduated by 1 hr. intervals, from 0- 72. 1 disc on machine, labelled and bears mfr's markings. 2nd disc bears mfr's markings; handwritten label taped to centre reads: " WEEKEND-DUO/ START-12-NOON ". Mfr's decal above electrical cord reads: "AUTOTECHNICON DUO/ SN [blank]/ 115 V 7 A 60 Hz/ P/N 103-A004/ TECHNICON INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION/ TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 10591, U.S.A./ U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS AND PATENTS PENDING/ [ LOGO ]/ MEDICAL EQUIPMENT [ UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES LOGO ] LISTED 134 D". Label above reads: "WARNING/ THIS DEVICE IS EQUIPPED WITH A/ GROUNDING TYPE ELECTRICAL PLUG/ FOR YOUR PROTECTION AGAINST/ ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD, AND/ SHOULD ONLY BE ATTACHED TO A/ PROPERLY GROUNDED RECEPTACLE." Ontario Hydro label, above, reads: "[ logo ]/ ontario hydro/ electrical/ approval/ by special inspection- series K". All controls labelled. Decal on base, to right, reads: " WARNING/ BEFORE OPERATING THIS SYSTEM, PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OPERATOR'S INSTRUCTION MANUAL/ SUPPLIED. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED./ 1. PLACE THIS INSTRUMENT IN AN UNCLUTTERED/ AREA. ALLOW ADEQUATE SPACE. / 2. THIS INSTRUMENT MUST BE USED WITH AN/ EXHAUST SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REMOVING/ 500 FT3/MINUTE (CFM) OF AIR./ 3. LOCATE THE INSTRUMENT AWAY FROM ANY AREA/ IN WHICH THERE ARE OPEN FLAMES (INCLUDING/ PILOT LIGHTS)./ 4. THIS INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED TO/ MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF UNDERWRITER'S LABORATORIES, INC. (U.L.). TECHNICON REAGENTS/ SPECIFIED IN THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL HAVE/ BEEN TESTED BY U.L. , AND THESE REAGENTS ARE/ DEEMED SAFE FOR USE WITH THIS INSTRUMENT. USE OF REAGENTS AND MINERAL OIL OTHER/ THAN SPECIFIED NULLIFIES THE U.L. LISTING OF/ THIS INSTRUMENT./ 5. USE ONLY TECHNICON REAGENTS SINCE THEY/ HAVE FLASH POINTS (TAG OPEN CUP METHOD) HIGHER THAN 80 DEGREES F./ *6. FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL LIST OF SOME OF THE/ REAGENTS THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THIS/ UNIT:/ BUTYL ACETATE/ AMYL ACETATE/ KETONE/ *TECHNICON C-650/ *TECHNICON C-550/ DIOXANE/ CHLOROFORM/ TETRAHYDROFURAN/ 7. THE REAGENTS RECOMMENDED ARE FLAM-/MABLE AND TOXIC AND SHOULD BE HANDLED/ ACCORDINGLY. *8. CHECK THE OIL LEVEL DAILY ( AUTOTECHNICON ULTRA ONLY ). DO NOT OPERATE THIS SYSTEM/ UNLESS THE OIL IS MAINTAINED AT ITS PROPER / LEVEL, OR IF MORE THAN ONE BEAKER HAS BEEN/ REMOVED FROM THE PROCESSING SECTION, OR/ IF THE BEAKER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PARAFFIN SECTION, UNLESS THE HEATER/ SWITCHES ARE IN THE OFF POSITION./ *9. IN THE EVENT MAINTENANCE OR TROUBLE-/ SHOOTING HAS TO BE PERFORMED ON AUTO-/ TECHNICON ULTRA INSTRUMENTS, IT IS NECES-/ SARY TO DISENGAGE THE TISSUE SAFEGUARD/ TIME DELAY DEVICE. THIS IS DONE TO ELIMINATE/ THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY TO THE OPERATOR/ OR DAMAGE TO THE INSTRUMENT DUE TO THE/ TISSUE SAFEGUARD TIME DELAY DEVICE BEING/ ENERGIZED DURING THE MAINTENANCE OR/ TROUBLE SHOOTING FUNCTION. TO DISENGAGE/ THE TISSUE SAFEGUARD TIME DELAY DEVICE,/ SET THE RUN-OFF MOMENTARY SWITCH TO OFF./ REMOVE THE POWERCORD FROM THE POWER/ RECEPTACLE TO AVOID SHOCK HAZARD./ 10. KEEP THIS INSTRUMENT CLEAN. WIPE SPILLAGE/ IMMEDIATELY. FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE PRO-/ CEDURE RECOMMENDED./ NOTE: * (ASTERISK) DENOTED PARAGRAPHS AND/OR REAGENTS REFER TO THE AUTOTECHNICON ULTRA ONLY." Individual reagent ports or beakers marked as follows: "FIXATION DEHYDRATION/ STAINING"; dymo labels below identify reagent used (ie) Formalin; ABS ALC; Xycol, etc.)/ Paraffin units numbered 1-4; "AUTOTECHNICON/ PARAFFIN BATH"; "MODEL 2C" and "SERIAL NO." cast in raised print on each container. "115.- 80 W." and individual serial numbers (top left to right- GG 229929; GG 220929; GG 227929; and GG 252929) printed on labels applied to beakers. All controls labelled. Electrical plugs connecting paraffin bath units to processor marked: " HOSPITAL/ GRADE ". " AUTOTECHNICON " appears twice, in raised print, on top piece of unit casing.

Missing

NONE

Finish

SQUARE GREY BASE FITTED WITH 2 CLEAR PLEXI-GLASS DOORS. UPRIGHT SUPPORTS, ROUND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES FOR CHEMICAL PORTS, & UPPER COVER ALL OF BRUSHED SILVER METAL. REAGENT CONTAINERS PRESUMABLY WERE OFF-WHITE - NOW VARIOUS COLOURS DETERMINED BY CONTENTS

Decoration

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