MEDICAL TRICORDER

	The medical tricorder (MT) consists of a standard tricorder, to which 
is added a specialized medical peripheral (MP) device. This peripheral, one 
of a number of dedicated auxiliary computing options available to Starfleet 
crews, adds many powerful sensor and analysis functions to those used by 
sickbay personnel aboard the ship.
	The MP comprises two components, the computing section and 
deployable high-resolution sensor. The MP works with the standard tricorder 
user interface to access all of the normal and added functions, in both 
shipboard and field operations. It measures 8.5 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm and masses 80 
g, bringing the total tricorder length to 15 cm, and mass to 430 g. As with the 
standard tricorder, the case is constructed of micromilled duranium foam. 
The major components include an auxiliary sarium krellide power cell, 
sensor assemblies, peripheral processing block, and memory storage units. 
Power is not tapped from the main supply in the standard tricorder unless 
required, and cells in both sections can be recharged through the standard 
tricorder induction circuit. Total operation time is eighteen hours.
	The peripheral sensors encompass 86 electromagnetic devices 
mounted about the internal frame, upper and side panels of the casing, and 
the forward section of the hand sensor receptacle. Each maintains an FOV 
lower limit of 1/4 degree. None are omnidirectional, but specialized for 
focused medical readings. The hand sensor incorporates fifteen high-
resolution devices for readings down to thirty seconds of arc. Active and 
passive scans provide detailed diagnostic readings of total body mechanical 
processes, organ system function, disease organism infiltration, and body 
electromagnetic conditions. Combined readings can synthesize images and 
numerical readouts to aid sickbay personnel in identifying biological 
antagonists and determining courses of treatment.
	The MP computer capabilities are contained in the medical database 
comparator/analysis subsection (MDC/AS) attached to 101 sensors. The 
MDC/AS manages incoming data, prioritizes processing tasks, routes 
processed data, and manages control and power systems. It is rated at 1.5 x 
10¼ calculations per second. In the field the database section draws upon an 
updatable file of known medical conditions for most humanoid types and 217 
DNA-based nonhumanoids. When operating aboard ship, the MP can draw 
upon the entire medical database of the USS Enterprise as well as the files 
allocated to other disciplines.
	A wide selection of tomographic and micrographic scans are 
included in the default device settings. The function controls of the standard 
tricorder may be used to configure custom scan modes for the case-
mounted and hand sensors, with menu choices visible on the main display 
screen.  Æ