app-based ultrasound

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By  Trevor Dermody 05:37 pm March 26, 2024
Scottish sensor technology startup Novosound secured a patent for its ultrasound instrumentation system, the Slanj digital platform, which is targeted at the medical and wearable-device market.  Novosound produces a wearable, WiFi-enabled ultrasound device that uses gel-free, high-resolution sensors to solve issues associated with traditional ultrasound technology.  The patent gives Novosound...
"Healthcare professional sitting at a desk with a window behind them while wearing a stethoscope around their neck and looking at a tablet"
By  Trevor Dermody 04:42 pm March 21, 2024
Digital ultrasound company Butterfly Network has achieved EU MDR certification for the Butterfly IQ+ ultrasound system, allowing the company to release its offerings into the European market, including its AI-enabled software Auto B-Line Counter and the company’s Pulse Wave Doppler (PWD).  Auto B line Counter uses AI to help providers determine patient abnormalities by measuring B-lines. B-lines...
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By  Laura Lovett 02:01 pm July 29, 2021
Exo a company, best-known for its handheld ultrasounds, scored $220 million in Series C funding this morning. The latest found was led by RA Capital Management with participation from BlackRock, Sands Capital, Avidity Partners and Pura Vida Investments This news comes just about a year after the Silicon Valley startup closed a $40 million Series B+ round. As of today, the company's total funding...
By  Laura Lovett 01:41 pm March 2, 2020
Last week the FDA greenlighted the ultrasound app VistaScan from Emagine Solutions Technology.  The new software app can be used on a doctor's cellphone or tablet. It can also connect with companion ultrasound probes, which are already FDA cleared.  The company previously partnered with the Red Cross to assist women with prenatal scans, according to a video on the company’s website. WHY IT...
By  Heather Mack 01:51 pm December 15, 2016
Vancouver, BC-based Clarius Mobile Health has received FDA 510 (k) clearance for its app-based, wireless, handheld ultrasound scanners. The devices, which are designed for clinicians to quickly conduct scans and guide short procedures at the bedside, are compatible with the latest smartphones and tables both for iOS and Android and are now available for medical professionals on Clarius’s website...