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Beckman Glucose Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis instruments that Beckman Instruments produced in the 1970s. Its size, speed, and price…
- Photographer Roger Marshutz Photography
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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.
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Beckman Creatinine Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
Beckman's Creatinine Analyzer 2 debuted in 1979. Creatinine, a byproduct of muscle metabolism, can be measured to determine renal function.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Creatinine, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Medical instruments and apparatus
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Beckman Cl/CO2 Analyzer
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman first marketed a chloride/CO2 analyzer in 1975.

The instrument simultaneously measured chloride and carbon dioxide. It was used in clinical settings to analyze serum, spinal fluid, and sweat.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chlorides--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Carbon dioxide--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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.
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Beckman Accutrace 16 Electroencephalograph
- 1973 – 1982
The Beckman Accutrace was introduced in 1973. Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
- Photographer Platon-Athan Studios, inc.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Electroencephalography, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model TD Electroencephalograph
- Undated
Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electroencephalography, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman gas analysis instruments
- Undated
Pictured in this image: a Beckman RAC (Respiratory Analysis Cart); Oxygen Monitor; OMII Oxygen Analyzer; LB-2 Medical Gas Analyzer; RR-2 Respiratory Recorder; and several models of LB-2 Medical Gas Analyzers that each…
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model TD Electroencephalograph
- Undated
Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electroencephalography, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Spirometer Recorder
- Undated
Spirometers determine lung capacity and health by measuring how quickly and how much air is inhaled and then exhaled.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Spirometry--Equipment and supplies, Respiration--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman RR-2 Respiratory Recorder
- Undated
This image shows the graphical print-out of the instrument's readings. A respiratory recorder records both oxygen and carbon dioxide levels during respiration.
- Subject Respiration, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Oxygen--Measurement, Respiration--Measurement, Carbon dioxide--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman PF-31 Ultrasonic Spirometer
- Undated
Spirometers determine lung capacity and health by measuring how quickly respiration happens and how much air is both inhaled and exhaled.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Spirometry--Equipment and supplies, Respiration--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman PF-31 Ultrasonic Spirometer with unidentified accessory
- Undated
Spirometers determine lung capacity and health by measuring how quickly respiration happens and how much air is both inhaled and exhaled.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Spirometry--Equipment and supplies, Respiration--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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
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Beckman KLiNa Flame System and a Cl/CO2 Analyzer
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman introduced the KLiNa Flame System, a flame photometer with attached diluter and printer, in 1971. The company first marketed a chloride/CO2 analyzer in 1975.

Flame photometers determine the presence and…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chlorides--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Carbon dioxide--Analysis, Flame photometry, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman System 1 Glucose/BUN Analyzer
- 1974 – 1983
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, Urea--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Glucose--Analysis
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Beckman Accutrace Electroencephalograph
- 1973 – 1982
The Beckman Accutrace was introduced in 1973. Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
- Photographer Platon-Athan Studios, inc.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electroencephalography, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman oxygen analyzer, medical gas analyzer, and dynograph recorder
- Undated
The unit in the photograph includes a Beckman OM-11 oxygen meter, LB-2 gas analyzer, and R411 dynograph recorder.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman 947A Lead Terminator
- Undated
This instrument was designed to be incorporated into electroencephalograph units and included an impedance meter. An electroencephalogram test detects electrical impulses in the brain via electrodes attached to the…
- Photographer Platon-Athan Studios, inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electroencephalography, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model 160 Physiological Gas Analyzer and Modular Cuvette
- Undated
- Photographer Moss Photography
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Blood gases--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Man with Beckman Type RM Biomedical Dynograph Recorder
- Undated
Beckman Instruments began producing dynographs in 1961.
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Oxygen and Medical Gas Analyzers
- Undated
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Masked man with a rabbit and a Beckman TOXSYS Terminal
- 1978 – 1984
An unidentified man in a lab coat and mask gets toxicology readings of a rabbit using a TOXSYS Terminal. The cages in the background likely hold other animals intended for testing. This toxicology instrument uses…
- Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Rabbits as laboratory animals, Toxicology, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Man with breathing apparatus and electrodes of Beckman MMC Horizon System
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman Instruments introduced the Metabolic Measurement Cart (MMC) in 1975. The programmable system could automatically test oxygen, carbon dioxide, barometric pressure, expired air volume and temperature, and print…
- Photographer Photographers III
- Subject Atmospheric pressure--Measurement, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Metabolism--Testing, Carbon dioxide
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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.

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