Monday, 15 May 2017

SMARTPHONE-COMPATIBLE ULTRASOUND PROBE





  • Smartphones are now able to display sonographic images of the human body and organs through use of a smartphone-compatible ultrasound probe
  • The probe can be plugged into the USB slot of a smartphone and used to allow gray-scale image visualization.
  • The size of the device allows physicians and sonographers to use a mobile device small enough to fit easily in the hand.
Image Resolution: Up to 480×480
Image storage: 8 GB or optional additional storage up to 32 GB
Cine: up to 6 secs, 5.5MB
Share Images: Email or USB sync to PC
Network Connectivity: Wi-Fi or cellular
Battery: Continuous scan time over 60 min; Extended Battery: up to 330 min continuous scan time
Supported Transducers:
3.5 and 5.0 MHz — Abdominal, OB/Gyn, guidance procedures
7.5 and 12 MHz — Vascular, guidance procedures, small organs
CLINICAL APPLICATION


  • Bedside examinations in primary care, emergency care, critical care, obstetrics, and ultrasound-guided procedures. 
  • It has not been the intent of the developers of these systems to provide comprehensivediagnostic sonographic studies but to quickly answera specific clinical question.

Primary Care:

Abdomen, Aorta, Kidneys, Gallbladder, Thyroid, Soft Tissue, Vascular, Small organs, Implants, Foreign Bodies, Bladder

OB/GYN:

Pregnancy confirmation/Dates, Viability, Placenta, Fetal presentation, Ectopic pregnancy, Amniotic Fluid Assessment

Emergency Medicine

FAST exam to detect impact of trauma, Vascular, Small organs, Chest, OB/Gyn, Cardiac

Vascular

DVT evaluation, vascular access and line placement, Carotid

ADVANTAGES

  • Small and portable

  • The system fit in your pocket and it’s light enough to take anywhere.So you can take imaging to your patient, easily.

  • Easy

  • We’ve gone to great lengths to ensure the system is quick to learn and simple to operate.

  • Connected

  • Images are readily stored in 8 GB capacity and quickly shared from the smartphone ultrasound device via secure Wi-Fi, cellular networks or USB.

  • Affordable

  • Imaging within the economic reach of healthcare professionals-everywhere.

  • Now smaller,more resources-constrained facilities and more care.



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