Portable Bladder Scanner - Pinit

PINIT – Portable Bladder Ultrasound Scanner (PBUS), is medical device dedicated for quick, accurate non-invasive bladder volume contents measurement, and also for basic exams and measurement of urinary organs and tracts.

Applications:
• Urinary incontinence / Post Void Residual (PVR)
• Urinary retention / Post Operative Urinary Retention (POUR), Acute Urinary Retention (AUR), Chronic Urinary Retention (CUR)
• Monitoring post-operative recovery
• To assess effectiveness of mechanical bladder emptying
• As a standard investigation for at-risk groups with urinary problems
• To determine bladder volume if catheter not draining or is blocked
• To identify any voiding problems prior to an invasive procedure
• Urodynamics support
• Kidneys and bladder exams for infection/ inflammation absence confirmation (B-mode visualization)
• Bladder filling confirmation and measurement – before and after uroflowmetry test

Advantages:
• Limitation of unnecessary catheterization
• Reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
• Non-invasive, no pain or discomfort
• Instantaneous results
• Help in managing incontinence
• Enables wide-range diagnose and measurements of bladder, kidneys, prostate etc.
• Easy and suitable for use with children and adults
• Cost reduction and saving staff time

Features:
• Hi-res colour LCD 7″ display
• Easy-to-use, intuitive operation via touch screen
• Fast start of the device (ca. 6 sec)
• Scanning range: 10-23 cm
• Adjustment of display brightness
• Possibility of selecting 10 users (operators)
• Internal patient’s database
• Data entered via touch screen keyboard
• Possibility of connecting an external alphanumeric keyboard
• Support for barcode reader
• Build-in thermal printer
• Internal memory and pen drive mass-storage
• Support of multiple languages – possibility to add another menu language
• Composite video output (optional)
• Easy software upgrade via USB

Power supply
  • Power supply from an internal long-lasting battery or external power adapter

• External AC/DC adaptor :
     – input:100-230V AC 50/60Hz/ max 0.7A
       – output: +12V DC/2 A
• Internal battery:
     – battery module Li-Ion , 2600 mAh
       – working time on batteries ca 8 hours (typical exams and measurement procedures)
       – quick charging of batteries even while the device is in operation
       – monitoring the battery status and charging progress
       – power consumption (battery supply) – ca 12 W

Electrical safety standards
    – Medical device Class IIa complies with MDD 93/42 EEC
    – Scanner complies with requirements for Class II devices of EN/IEC 60601-1

Weight and dimensions
• Dimensions (with built-in printer): 290 x 205 x 85 mm
• Weight (with built-in printer): 1.4 kg
• Overall weight (with transport suitcase) : ~ 2.6 kg

PINIT-PC software (optional)
• A special software that enables management of the patient database and measurements (images) obtained from PINIT scanner.
• It can be installed in any external PC computer, tablet etc. operated by Windows.
• Exchange of images and patient data between a scanner and the PINIT-PC application is done using an USB memory or via a direct USB connection.
• possibility to print on any printer the special report of exams
• Additional option – possibility to use the standard DICOM 3.0 to communicate with PACS/RIS systems (Store, Print, Worklist).

Bladder Volume (BV) measurement
• Probe operating main frequency: 2.5 – 5.0 MHz
• Automatic bladder volume measurement (based on Echo-Son 3D technology)
• Automatic displaying of the bladder contour on the live image
• Automatic displaying of the estimated bladder volume in real time during scanning
• Two automatic modes: QUICK for estimating volume, and AUTO for measurement volume.
• Additional semi-automatic methods: multi-point, continuous outline, 3-axis method HWL
• Applications: for Male, Female and Children
• Volume range in automatic modes: 0 to 999ml
• Volume range in semi-automatic modes: 0 to 1499 ml
• One button operated

B – Mode application
• B – mode visualization: sector, scanning angle 120°
• Scanning depth: 13 .. 23 cm
• Optimized probe operating frequency: 3.2 MHz
• Distance measurement with two pairs of pointers
• Volume and area measurement ( ellipse method)