Philips’ intelligent end-to-end ultrasound innovations take center stage at the Ultrasound World Congress – enabling more confident decision making, for more people in more places

Premium quality ultrasound imaging has previously been confined to larger cart-based systems, which while technically portable, are typically located within a specific department. This often means that patients need to be moved from a hospital ward to the appropriate department for their ultrasound exams, which can negatively impact the patient experience and create logistical problems that limit patient throughput.

The portability of the new Ultrasound Compact 5000 Series brings quality ultrasound to the patient wherever they are in the hospital, with advanced features not typically found on a portable system, including AI-powered automation tools.

To enhance its portable design, the Compact system can be configured with an optional battery allowing for 2.5 hours of scanning time and 20% faster power-up capability [1] to quickly ready the system at the patient’s side when every second counts.

The Compact Ultrasound is designed to seamlessly integrate into care facilities existing ultrasound portfolio to support an easy learning curve for users by replicating the intuitive user interface and workflow of Philips’ cart-based systems Affiniti and EPIQ Elite, while offering full compatibility with these systems’ transducers.

The full portfolio, from the Compact Ultrasound to the EPIQ Elite also all feature Philips Collaboration Live secure real-time telemedicine software, with the ability to call on additional clinical expertise via secure voice, text, screen sharing, and video streaming from anywhere with a mobile or internet connection. Collaboration Live even allows a remote user to control the unit’s settings to acquire diagnostic quality images, reducing the need for follow-up scans and patients having to travel to a central hospital facility [2].