SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its suite of next generation ultrasound transducers based on semiconductor technologies, Kolo Medical announced today that it will introduce three new SiliconWave™ transducers at the 2016 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) in Tours, France, September 18-21, 2016. SiliconWave transducers, designed to deliver an unprecedented level of performance in the areas of ultra-high resolution imaging, offer the first-ever practical alternative to traditional PZT ultrasound transducers.
Kolo Medical is dedicated to providing a full suite of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers for medical ultrasound imaging by leveraging advanced semiconductor technology and the most advanced transducer technology. Compatible with existing and next generation ultrasound systems, the proprietary SiliconWave transducer technology delivers an unprecedented level of performance in the area of ultra-high resolution and ultra-wide bandwidth imaging for such applications as Thyroid, Breast, Small Parts, Musculoskeletal, Vascular, and Dermal imaging.
Kolo Medical is working with several OEM partners to test SiliconWave transducers with commercial ultrasound systems. "This provides an opportunity to evaluate our advanced semiconductor technology for use in clinical imaging as well as its current use in research and academic institutions," said Dr. Yongli Huang, President of Kolo Medical. "We expect these evaluations will confirm the ability of SiliconWave technology to deliver a new standard of diagnostic imaging. With our OEM partners, we are developing this higher level of performance with a joint goal of improving patient outcomes."
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Lauren Pflugrath, CEO of Verasonics, said "We have evaluated Kolo's new 30 MHz CMUT transducer on the Verasonics Vantage high frequency system. The images we have been able to produce of laboratory animals and superficial structures are very impressive. We think this technology will be very interesting to researchers involved with high frequency ultrasound."
Kolo Medical will showcase its three new SiliconWave transducers at the IUS meeting (Booth #23):
The new L38-22 linear array transducer with a center frequency of 30MHz enables high performance superficial imaging in the emerging application of Dermatology and can also be used to image superficial tendons and nerves as well as joints of the wrist, hands, and feet.
