SignosTM Personal Ultrasound System

Signos is the world’s first portable ultrasound device providing faster and more accurate diagnosis at the point of care. More of a buddy than a product, this ground breaking ultra compact portable ultrasound streamlines health services and extends the range of care offered by physicians putting patients at ease via accurate on the spot diagnosis. From a paramedic in Sydney, a physician in Texas, a physio at the game in Brazil, a field hospital in Africa this device is always there when you need it.

The benefits of using ultrasound have been well known to clinicians for years, however it was the access to these large ultrasound machines and the lengthy wait of the results that was letting practitioners and patients down, having to be referred to a ultrasound clinic was wasting valuable time in diagnosis. Practitioners needed a system that would provide accurate diagnosis quickly, easily, and cheaply at the point of care.

Signostics came to Design + Industry with a brief to design a totally new product device that would revolutionise diagnostic equipment. Signostics had spent several years in the development of the diagnostic technology. With their cutting edge miniaturised technology they needed a physical product that could deliver their pioneering technology to patients in a truly innovative way. The product delivery needed to be as highly innovative as the technology it was going to deliver to the patients.

This wearable device is always there when you need it. Thanks to the careful ergonomic design of the controls and its wearable format it frees your hands when you need to let go and is instantly accessible creating seamless workflow empowering the practitioner in their daily work. One handed operation via scroll wheel for basic functions or use the stylus for adding appointments, adjusting settings, manipulating/diagnosing images.

Featuring :
• Colour Touch screen/stylus input for post scan data manipulation, image enhancement and text input for recording patient notes
• Immediate results allowing the physician to provide better point of care service. Patients benefit from faster results and therefore quicker treatment and recovery
• Features a microphone for recording supplementary notes and an inbuilt speaker for playback
• Encrypted patient records can also be stored in the unit
• Removable SD Memory card and USB connection allows data transfer to other devices