Mobisante has launched a tablet-based version of its portable ultrasound system, MobiUS, complementing the smartphone version launched two years ago.

• The tablet-based system is called the MobiUS TC1
• Uses more powerful ultrasound probes
• Uses a larger screen to review high-resolution ultrasound images
• Can be used without immediate access to electrical power
• Tablet’s battery life can provide up to 4.5 hours of continuous scanning

Applications listed by the original author include:

• Trauma e.g. the ability to diagnose and treat hemorrhage and pneumothorax or screen for cardiac tamponade.
• Routine screening, e.g. bladder volume, carotid intimal thickness, deep vein thrombosis or abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• Musculoskeletal ultrasound e.g.ultrasound-guided joint directions or aspirations, and injury assessments.
• Abdominal or pelvic pain
• Obstetrics and gynecology e.g. including the assessment of the foetal lie and viability or monitoring of the uterus and ovaries during infertility treatements.
• Ultrasound guided procedures such as anesthesia, intravenous placement, biopsies, drainag of abscesses, localization and removal of foreign bodies.