System and upgrades awaiting U.S. FDA clearance
DUBAI-China-based global healthcare company EDAN Instruments, Inc., unveiled its next-generation diagnostic ultrasound system Acclarix LX9 during Arab Health 2020.
The Acclarix LX9 system is currently awaiting 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
With Acclarix LX9, EDAN is adding artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to its existing ultrasound family. New features include eOB, eLV, eFollicle, eVolFlow, and eNT, all of which, according to Alice Bai, EDAN’s ultrasound clinical application manager, are designed to optimize workloads for sonographers in a various departments, such as obstetrics, gynecology, cardiology, and general surgery.
In addition to the additional AI features, LX9 also offers a 21.5-inch, high resolution LCD screen equipped with a new EIS+ platform that improves image quality. The integrated user interface can also be rotated 180 degrees.
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