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Here’s my overall review
I have a suggested improvement. I would replace the curvilinear probe head with a small footprint phased array transducer that has a form factor that could fit in between ribs. As an ER doctor, the curvilinear probe is mostly useful for assessing biliary pathologies. However, these are not usually imminently life threatening and can generally wait for a formal ultrasound. On the other hand, the RUQ, LUQ, and subxiphoid views of the FAST exam can rapidly assess for life threatening injuries but are very difficult to perform using the current curvilinear probe since it is generally too large to fit into the appropriate intercostal space acoustic windows. Cardiac ultrasound is another emergent procedure that is useful in the ER and it suffers from the same issue with this probe (the curvilinear form factor has difficulty fitting between ribs to get the appropriate views).
I am a big fan of the device nevertheless, it is definitely useful and I think the wireless nature is a huge advantage in a chaotic ER. I think it could truly be turned into a “killer app” if the changes suggested above were made.
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