⛓️💥The, Hidden, Weak Link in Ultrasound Probes When we think about ultrasound probe failures, the acoustic array often takes center stage. But right behind it—often overlooked—is the wiring harness and cable …
Inside Outlooks: What’s really going on inside your ultrasound probe
When we think about ultrasound probes, we often focus on the parts we can see and touch—the lens, the cable, the connector. But, what about the components hidden inside the …
Crystal Clear
What Every Biomed Should Know About Ultrasound Probe Arrays As an HTM professional, you’re constantly troubleshooting equipment. But what happens when an ultrasound probe isn’t producing clear images—despite looking perfectly …
Let’s Focus on the Lens
We’re going to begin a series focusing on some of the key components within an ultrasound probe. Some of these components are high failure items, while others, you may think, …
Leakage Test Failures
Did you know? Just because your leakage meter reports a test failure, it doesn’t mean that the probe is at fault. Leakage test failures can be confusing. This post will …
Test Your Ultrasound IQ
Each week, our team provides tech support to dozens of Innovatus clients. We thought that we’d share one scenario that provides a strong foundation of troubleshooting common ultrasound issues. Let’s …
Seeing is Believing
Whether it’s an external pacemaker, anesthetic vaporizer, ultrasound probe, MRI coil, or other specialized device, how do YOU choose which provider will repair your device today? What’s drives your decision? …
How to perform TEE probe leakage testing
TEE probe leakage testing has been around for about 30 years. Surprisingly, it’s something that, currently, is still misunderstood by many biomeds, imaging service engineers, even those routinely performing the …
Understand Philips X5-1 Failures
Innovatus Imaging repairs about 45 Philips X5-1 ultrasound probes EVERY month. And, that’s only client probes. Add about another third for refreshing those in our finished-goods loaner inventory. That’s a …
Philips L12-3 ERGO
We just can’t keep it to ourselves! It’s good news for the HTM community, good news for your sonographers, but great news for your budget. The engineers in our Center …