Health & Medicine

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This digital collection features selected medications and documents, manuals, and photographs relating to biochemical research and technology, with a focus on 20th-century instrumentation in medical laboratories. Various models of glucose, enzyme, and amino acid analyzers are a few of the instruments documented in these materials.

Start Over Department Archives ✖ Subject Beckman Instruments, inc. ✖ Date 1985 to 1989 ✖

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Photographs

Beckman Electrolyte 2 Analyzer
- 1980s
Beckman's Electrolyte 2 Analyzer debuted in 1980.
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electrolytes, Electrolytes--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Spinco AccuSpin FR Centrifuge
- 1980s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Centrifuges, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Electrolyte 2 Analyzer
- 1980s
Beckman's Electrolyte 2 Analyzer debuted in 1980.
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electrolytes, Electrolytes--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Appraise Densitometer with gel view box
- 1980s
This component (on the left) was part of the Appraise Densitometer System, an instrument which measures density by scanning electrophoresis media. The Appraise debuted in 1984.
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Densitometry, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, inc.
2 items
Photographs

Beckman TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- 1980s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Centrifuges, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman System E2A
- 1980s
Beckman's Electrolyte 2 Analyzer debuted in 1980.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Medical laboratory technology, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electrolytes, Electrolytes--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Spinco System AA Computing Integrator for Amino Acid Analysis
- 1980s
Beckman's AA Amino Acid Analysis systems debuted in 1985.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Integrators, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman System 7300 High Performance Analyzer
- 1980s
Beckman promoted the System 7300's ability to produce aminograms.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman System 1 Glucose/BUN Analyzer
- 1974 – 1989
This instrument, introduced in 1974, can run both blood glucose and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) analyses.

The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, inc., Urea--Analysis
Photographs

Beckman Electrolyte 2
- 1980s
Beckman's Electrolyte 2 Analyzer debuted in 1980.
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electrolytes, Electrolytes--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Model 42 UV/Visible Spectrophotometer
- 1980s
Beckman released the Model 42 Clinical Spectrophotometer in 1981.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Optical spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Model 6300 Amino Acid Analyzer
- 1980s
The Beckman/Spinco Model 6300 High Performance Amino Acid Analyzer was released in 1982.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman Appraise Clinical Densitometer
- 1980s
This instrument measured density by scanning electrophoresis media. The Appraise debuted in 1984.
- Subject Electrophoresis, Densitometry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, inc.
2 items
Photographs

Beckman System 6300 and System 7300 High Performance Analyzers
- 1980s
Beckman released the System 6300 High Performance Amino Acid Analyzer in 1982.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman System AA Computing Integrator for Amino Acid Analysis and System AA Channel Module
- 1980s
Beckman's AA Amino Acid Analysis systems debuted in 1985.
- Photographer Illig, Russell
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Integrators, Beckman Instruments, inc.
Photographs

Beckman BUN, Creatinine, and Glucose Analyzers
- 1979 – 1988
BUN stands for Blood Urea Nitrogen.

Creatinine, a byproduct of muscle metabolism, can be measured to determine renal function.

The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Creatinine, Beckman Instruments, inc., Urea--Analysis
2 items
Photographs

Beckman Model L8-70 and Model L8-80 Ultracentrifuges
- 1978 – 1987
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Centrifuges, Beckman Instruments, inc.
5 items
Photographs

Preparative UV Scanner for Model L5-65 and Model L8-55 Ultracentrifuges
- 1978 – 1987
Beckman released its first L5 centrifuge in 1973 and the L8 in 1978.

Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or…
- Photographer Turner, Ronald
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Centrifuges, Beckman Instruments, inc.
3 items
Press releases

Beckman Introduces New Rotor for Model TL-100 Tabletop Ultracentrifuge
- 1986-Jun-02
The press release announces the TLA-100.3 Fixed Angle Rotor, which increases the capacity of the ultracentrifuge.

Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry…
- Author Eastman, Elke
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Rotors, Centrifuges, Beckman Instruments, inc.
3 items
Press releases

The Appraise Clinical Densitometer from Beckman Adds IBM PC
- 1985-Jul-23
The press release notes the addition of a personal computer simplifies electrophoresis reporting and allows for a flexible laboratory workflow.
- Author Stepan, Susan A.
- Subject IBM Personal Computer, Electrophoresis, Densitometry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, inc., Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies
4 items
Press releases

DU Clinical System from Beckman: Low Cost, Accurate, Easy Set Up
- 1985-Sep-26
The press release discusses a flow cell instrument, the DU Clinical System.
- Author Stepan, Susan A.
- Subject Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical tests and reagents, Beckman Instruments, inc., Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies
4 items
Press releases

Aminograms for Clinical Patient Assessment Routinely Performed on Beckman System 7300
- 1985-Aug-19
The press release discusses the System 7300 Amino Acid Analyzer, with special reference to Peggy R. Borum's work on using aminograms in patient care.
- Author Stepan, Susan A.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, inc.

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