6X Linear Wireless Ultrasound Probe with Magnetic Navigation

The 6X is a linear wireless ultrasound probe using electronic array scanning, with 192 elements and 32 channels, and it adds magnetic needle navigation. The host is built into the probe, and images travel over its own WiFi to a phone, tablet or Windows PC, so the unit does not depend on the WiFi available on site.

The frequency is 7.5-10.0 MHz with scanning depth adjustable across 20-100 mm. High frequency penetrates shallowly and resolves superficial structures well, which suits the thyroid, breast, musculoskeletal, nerve, vascular and carotid work.

Magnetic navigation works like this: a magnetic sensor inside the probe reads the ambient magnetic field vector together with the field produced by the magnetised puncture needle, and passes both to a processing unit. That unit calculates the displacement and angle of the needle and draws the result over the ultrasound image, so the needle can be followed from more than one direction and checked against the image rather than trusted from a single view. Because the guidance does not depend on a needle bracket, setting up is simpler.

Imaging runs in B, B/M, Color, PDI and PW with a gain range of 30-105 dB, and gain, focus, pulse inversion harmonic imaging and noise reduction are adjustable. In-plane guidance lines, out-of-plane guidance with automatic vessel measurement, and the magnetic overlay are all available. Battery life is 3 hours. The probe measures 156 x 55 x 20 mm and weighs 200 g.