Volumetric and Diagnostic Professional Tool - tool4vol

PINIT - Portable Bladder Ultrasound Scanner, is dedicated for noninvasive bladder volume contents measurement, basic exams and urinary organs and tracts measurement. 

Most common medical fields:

• urinary incontinence /PVR/
• uroflowmetry (urodynamics) support
• urinary retention /POUR, AUR, CUR/
• urinary tract infections

and profits:

• limitation of unnecessary catheterization
• rates reduction of urinary tract infection
• help in managing incontinence
• enables wide-range diagnose and anatomic measurements of bladder, kidneys, prostate etc

URODYMANICS support:

• kindeys and bladder exams  for infection/ inflamation absense confirmation (2D diagnosctic mode)
• bladder filling confirmation and measurement - before and after uroflowmetry test
• communication to urodymanics systems

Sophisticated and unique features:

• bladder contents automatic estimated volume measurement - single-click + 2 sec. = result
• semi automatic - multipoint/trace  contoured  volume measurement - unique and excellent method for often appeared "difficult cases" and small volume bladders
• professional mod WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get - non-blindfold measurements (real-time pre-scan)
• diagnostic scanning mode -  classical 2D-mode, for urology  (kidneys, bladder) and general abdominal exams
• touch-screen operation, easy and convenient for measurement and control.

Used abbreviations:

PVR - Post Void Residual ; AUR - Acute Urinary Retention; CUR - Chronic Urinary Retention; POUR - Post Operative Urinary Retention


General features

• hi-res colour display
• one button operated
• fast start of the device (ca. 6 sec)
• data entered via touch keyboard
• possibility of selecting 10 users (operators)
• scanning range: 10, 12, 14, 17 cm
• adjustment of display brightness
• external thermal printer
• internal memory and pen drive mass-storage
• composite video output (optional)
• easy software upgrade via USB

Specifications

Bladder volume measurement application

• Probe operating main frequency: 2.5 - 5.0 MHz
• Two applications: for the Adult  and for the Children
• Automatic bladder volume measurement by double area method
• Two semi-automatic methods: multi-point (polygon)  or continuous outline measurement
• Manual 3-axis method ( HWL)
• Volume range in automatic mode: 0..999ml
• Volume range  in semi-automatic modes: 0..1499 ml
• Automatic calculation of the differential volume

Communication to urodynamics systems (optional)

• sending screenshot of bladder volume measurements by composite-video output (PAL B/W 625 lines/50 Hz)
• sending full 2D - ultrasound images with examination of the urinary organs and tract through the composite-video output (PAL B/W 625 lines/50 Hz)
• sending bladder volume calculation results via the RS232 serial transmission (for developers of urodymanics systems)

2D-mode application (General):

• 2D presentation (scanning angle 120°)
• Optimized probe operating frequency: 3.2 MHz
• Distance measurement with two pairs of pointers
• Volume and area measurement ( ellipse method)

Weight and dimensions

• device weight: 900 g
• dimensions: 199 x 154 x 84 mm
• weight of the case with full equipment: 2.46 kg

Power supply

• Power supply from an internal long-lasting battery or external power adapter
•     working time on batteries ca. 2 h
•     quick charging of batteries – even while the device is in operation
•      monitoring the battery charging progress
• external power adapter:  input: 100 - 230 V AC; output: 12V DC (2 A)
• internal battery: battery module Li-Ion, 2400 mAh
• power consumption: ca. 10W