How Philips Is Ushering in a New Era of Ultrasound Collaboration

About three years ago Royal Philips introduced an ultrasound transducer called Lumify that simply plugs into a tablet computer via a USB port, and has an interface that runs off an app. MD+DI at the time called it the birth of app-based ultrasound after speaking with Randy Hamlin, vice president and the point-of-care business leader at Philips, to learn more about the design and regulatory challenges the company had to overcome to make the device a reality. Learn about collaborative innovation at the BIOMEDevice Boston Conference and Expo, April 17-18, 2018. Use promo code "MDDI" for 20% off registration and free expo access. Now, the Amsterdam-based company has partnered with Innovative Imaging Technologies (IIT), based in Quebec, Canada, to bring to market the industry's first tele-ultrasound solution based on the Lumify portable ultrasound system and powered by IIT's Reacts collaborative platform. The combined technology enables clinicians around the world to connect in real time by turning a compatible smart device into an integrated tele-ultrasound solution, combining two-way audio-visual calls with live ultrasound streaming. MD+DI spoke with Hamlin again for the inside scoop on this partnership and to find out how it could take both ultrasound care to a whole new level. Since launching Lumify and gathering user feedback from the technology's early adopters, Hamlin said it became clear that there was a need to address the connection with learning how to perform an ultr...
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