SonoHeart
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Portable echocardiography system is expected to receive 510(k) clearance by year-end, the company predicts while unveiling the device Nov. 8 at the American Heart Association scientific sessions in Atlanta. The 5.4 pound system allows physicians to "instantly assess and document [left ventricular] function, chamber size, source of murmurs, wall thickness, valve regurgitation, [and] cardiomyopathies," and provides a PowerMap directional color Doppler feature which allows the physician to gauge the direction of bloodflow, the firm says