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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1998
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0125.003

MANUFACTURER: HITACHI
MODEL: VK-C25A
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
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: 14.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 3.3 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: HITACHI
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

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: "HITACHI" printed in grey on lens cover of camera. All controls, etc. labeled. Decal on underside of camera was not fully accessible at time of cataloguing; reads in part: " HITACHI/ COLOR VIDEO CAMERA/ MODEL VK-C25A/ POWER DC 9V 280 mA/ [symbol] Hitachi, Ltd.. MADE IN JAPAN" . Serial number designation covered by decal bearing Cifra serial number "01SE96G172". Decal bearing technical licensing and patent info. could not be accessed at time of cataloguing.
Missing: N/A
Finish: OFF-WHITE SYNTHETIC EXTERIOR CASINGS; GREY TEXT.
Decoration: N/A

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HITACHI, Camera, circa 1998, Artifact no. 2001.0125, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2001.0125.003/

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