Small POC Ultrasound for Cardiac Care

A new small ultrasound device is intended for point-of-care (POC) cardiac assessment. Called OptiGo, the device allows doctors to examine heart patients in any care setting.

Because OptiGo is about the size of a laptop computer, doctors can use it as part of a routine cardiac exam, much as they use a stethoscope. Unlike a stetoscope, however, OptiGo enables a doctor to evaluate left ventricular function, valve function, chamber size, and pericardial effusion—whether in the office, an outreach clinic, a hospital intensive care unit, or the emergency department. Optigo features color-flow Doppler for sensitive detection of blood flow, a 2.5 MH phased-array transducer for high quality, all-digital 2-D imaging, and the ability to export still-frame images. The device is the product of Agilent Technologies' Healthcare Solutions Group (Andover, MA, USA).

"We believe OptiGo fills the gap between the modern stethoscope and traditional cardiac ultrasound, providing a mix of features specially suited for evaluation at the point of care,” said Mike Miller, marketing manager of Agilent's Imaging Systems Division.




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