SeeMore USB Interface

ASRA Meeting, Phoenix

Good turn out at the regional anesthesia meeting. Nice and warm in Phoenix (compared to Washington State!)

Emergency Ultrasound Course

Every time I come to one of these courses, I learn something (actually, a lot of things) new. (www.emergencyultrasound.com)

Ultrasound imaging comes to smartphones.

One of the most incredible new ultrasound imaging devices is made by Mobisante, a Seattle based company. They've figured out a way to connect USB probes to smartphones with a USB port, running Windows Mobile Software! They expect FDA clearance shortly. (www.mobisante.com)

Disclaimer

The views presented on this blog are my own, and don't necessarily reflect the views of my employer or anyone else. That said, I don't reckon I'll be posting anything inflammatory or negative here. The purpose of this blog is to educate and inform.

Welcome to my blog

I've been involved in the medical ultrasound imaging field for more than 30 years (started out as a product manager at Diasonics.) There is a revolution in ultrasound: It is now smaller and less expensive than ever before, and the image quality keeps getting better and better. This disruptive technology goes by many names: hand held ultrasound; hand carried ultrasound; portable ultrasound; and my favorite: point-of-care ultrasound. "Ultrasound for the rest of us," as I like to say.

By far, the most revolutionary thing I've seen in this area is the Interson USB probe: they build the entire ultrasound imaging system into the probe itself (I remember having to schlep 150 lb systems around in the bad old days); it plugs into the USB port of just about any computer, and turns it into an ultrasound imaging system. Amazing! I first saw this technology a few years ago at a medical conference, and decided I had to work for this company. I met with Roman Solek, the president, several times, and wore him down until he agreed to hire me as director of marketing. His business (for the past 20 years) was primarily making private label, OEM ultrasound probes. I convinced him (hey, I'm a good salesman, too) to develop an in-house brand, which was launched as the SeeMore USB ultrasound probe. And the rest (as they say) is history. (BTW, that's me in Panama, presenting this technology to Minister of Health and other M.D.'s wanting to use this in rural areas)