Imagine if a doctor's stethoscope could let them see inside your body in real-time. Instead of sending you to a big, expensive machine in a hospital room, they can use a small, wireless handheld device right at your bedside. It uses tiny specialized membranes to create high-resolution images, making quick diagnosis as easy as taking a photo with a smartphone.
Traditional ultrasound machines are bulky, expensive, and restricted to specialized hospital rooms, creating bottlenecks in diagnosis and increasing costs for patients and providers.
Two fully functional, slim, wireless handheld ultrasound prototypes based on pMUT technology.
If you are a GP clinic dealing with long patient waiting lists for radiology appointments — this project developed a handheld ultrasound probe that allows for immediate bedside diagnosis, reducing the need for external referrals.
If you are an emergency service dealing with the need for rapid triage in the field — this project developed a wireless, slim imaging device that helps identify critical conditions before the patient reaches the hospital.
If you are a veterinary practice dealing with patients that cannot be easily moved to large imaging rooms — this project developed a portable, high-performance probe that brings diagnostic imaging directly to the animal.
The project specifically aims to develop a low-cost ultrasound probe to make imaging more accessible across different clinical professions.
The project is designed to move a proof-of-concept into a prototype that is ready for scaling-up of the manufacturing process.
Based on available project data, the project is preparing a complete investment offer and a quantified business plan to attract future investors and funding channels for a start-up.
The project is establishing the foundations of a Quality Management System (ISO 13485) to prepare for formal Clinical Validation under the new Medical Device Regulation.
The project period runs from 2022-07-01 to 2025-10-31.
The project is led by a single academic partner, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). While it lacks industrial partners in the consortium, it is specifically designed as a transition project to bridge the gap between research and a commercial start-up by incorporating entrepreneurs-in-residence.
Contact the research office at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven regarding the LucidWave pMUT technology.
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