It may no longer be necessary for a person needing an ultrasound scan to go to the radiology department. The hand-carried ultrasound machines can be taken to the person in need. | |
| Making this possible is SonoSite, a US-based firm which is the world leader in hand-carried ultrasound. It has set up an Indian subsidiary and opened branches across the country. |
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| What is significant is that the scanner takes very little time to reboot as it runs on VxWorks rather then the Windows OS and has a four-hour battery life, said Pavan Behl, Country Manager, SonoSite India. "This is important in mission-critical situations," said Behl. |
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| SonoSite products which include Micromax and Titan. While Micromax costs Rs 14 lakh to Rs 18 lakh, Titan costs Rs 8 lakh to Rs 12 lakh. The device could cost in India almost twice of what it costs in the US, he said. |
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| The firm says it will focus more on critical and emergency care. To ensure that the machines are not misused for sex-determination tests, SonoSite sells only to clinics or hospitals that comply with the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act. |
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