Philips Launches Flash 5100 Point-of-Care Ultrasound System
Offering a combination of intuitive touchscreen controls and enhanced image clarity, the portable Flash 5100 POC ultrasound platform reportedly facilitates confident and rapid assessment in emergency radiology and critical care settings.
Providing smart automation tools along with bolstered image quality, the newly launched Flash 5100 POC ultrasound system may help bridge the gap between novice ultrasound evaluation and expert reading in time-sensitive environments such as critical care and emergency medicine.
Facilitating workflow efficiencies in demanding environments such as intensive care and trauma units, the Flash 5100 point-of-care modality emphasizes intuitive touchscreen controls, automated features and the capability to perform and document exams in real time, according to Philips, the manufacturer of the ultrasound device.
In addition to intuitive touchscreen controls and automated features, the newly launched Flash 5100 POC ultrasound system has built-in tele-ultrasound support with Collaboration Live, which enables real-time consults with remote colleagues through shared screens and images. (Photo courtesy of Philips.)
Philips said the Flash 5100 POC ultrasound system also has built-in tele-ultrasound support with Collaboration Live, which enables real-time collaboration with remote colleagues through shared screens and images.
The system’s cross-platform transducer compatibility, featuring the mL26-8 transducer, facilitates an array of musculoskeletal applications, according to Philips.
“Designed for speed, mobility, and precision, (the Flash 5100 POC ultrasound system) empowers clinicians to make confident, real-time decisions in the most urgent settings — at the bedside, in the ICU, the emergency department, or the OR. With advanced algorithms and smart automation, Flash 5100 POC delivers the critical insights clinicians need when and where they need them most,” posited Jeff Cohen, the global business leader of ultrasound at Philips.
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