EMVision co-founder and CEO Scott Kirkland displays the proof-of-concept device. Image courtesy of EMVision.
Sydney, Australia-based medical device company EMVision has unveiled a proof-of-concept brain scanner designed to enable first responders to scan and send images to stroke experts from road and air ambulances.
The backpack-sized scanner weighs less than 25 lb and leverages technology used in the company’s existing experimental bedside electromagnetic brain scanner, called emu, a trolley-mounted device designed for use in intensive care units, stroke and neurology wards, and rural emergency departments.
The “First Responder” unit is a second-generation device with a lighter and miniaturized design, with expanded antenna coverage designed to offer full brain coverage in a single scan, EMVision said. It will now be the subject of a series of studies to test its usability, reliability, and functionality to support regulatory approval, the company noted.
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