The GE Venue 50 is a wonderful, delightfully compact, and quality point-of-care ultrasound system.
This unit, although not quite as versatile as other portable GE units, is a hand-held, tablet sized, touch screen ultrasound unit. It is primarily used for vascular access, needle-guided injections, and pain management applications, but it has the potential to be used for GYN, cardiac, and pediatric studies as well (if you can get your hands on the necessary probes, which are extremely hard to find).
There are two ways to utilize the Venue 50: Either as a tablet running on a short term battery for emergency situations, or as a full-time ultrasound connected to it’s docking station (which has a power supply attached). When separated from the stand, the unit weighs no more than five or six pounds, rendering it one of the lightest and most compact ultrasound units on the market.
Compatible Probes:
The only complaint that customers have regarding the Venue 50, is that the transducers are not compatible with the other portable units, unlike the Logiq E, Vivid I, Voluson I, and many other GE ultrasounds. Rather, the Venue probe models are identifiable by the “SC” at the end of the name.
For example, the Logiq E9, Voluson E8, Vivid E9 series all use probes ending in “D” - like 9L-D. The portable units and mid-tier unit probes end in “RS” - like the 12L-RS. The Venue probes end in “SC” - like 12L-SC. These probes are compatible with just two GE ultrasounds; the Venue 40 and Venue 50.
The following probes are compatible with the Venue 50:
- 12L-SC linear array probe: 8-13 MHz frequency range.
- L8-18i-SC hockey stick, high frequency linear probe: 8-18 MHz frequency range.
- 3S-SC sector array probe. Used for cardiac studies, 1.5-4 MHz frequency range.
- 4C-SC curved array probe. Used for abdominal studies, 2-6 MHz frequency range.
- E8Cs-SC endocavitary probe. Used for gynecology, vaginal and urological studies. 3-9 MHz. Frequency range.
- 10C-SC micro convex curved probe. Used for veterinary, pediatric abdominal and cardiac studies; 5.5-10MHz. frequency range.
There is always the concern, particularly when it comes to medical equipment, regarding the safety of the devices and the potential side effects that occur as a result of employing these machines.
It is important to know that ultrasound machines are known to be completely harmless. They function through the utilization of sound waves emitting from the probe or transducer. These sound waves are then translated into images by the ultrasound machine or system. There is no need to fear when using ultrasound machines – it is a quick, easy and efficient way to diagnose and help determine a patient’s ails.
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