A portable ultrasound scanner for general practitioners

Name: echOpen O1
Brand: echOpen
Price: 1040 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (12 reviews)

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Confidence and precision
Your portable ultrasound scanner is always on hand to improve the accuracy of your diagnosis and confirm your clinical hypotheses in a matter of seconds.
Simple, scalable training
Our training contents will help you progress organ by organ in your practice. The echOpen team is always ready to support you.
Approved by your colleagues
98% of GPs who use echOpen are satisfied and use it on a daily basis.

The impact of portable ultrasound scanners on medical practice

49,4%
(BMJ open, 10(9), e037664).
89%
of GPs say their level of confidence in their pre-diagnosis has greatly increased (BMJ open, 10(9), e037664).
5min
are sufficient for a targeted ultrasound assessment.

2 products - 1 solution

Point-of-Care Ultrasound made easy and affordable

probe

Versatile,
reliable, efficient

echOpen O1, the POCUS probe that enhances and expands bedside physical examination. View the body's internal organs in real time, anytime, anywhere.

Examine

View organs

Improve the care pathway

Digital service

Educational, collaborative, secure

Your digital companions to guide you in your daily POCUS practice. With echOpen On and echOpen XP you can easily set up your probe, access training videos and join an active medical community.

Get started with POCUS

Join a community

Store your scans securely

+500 uses

A probe adapted to the most frequent uses in emergency departments

Heart

Lungs

Basin

Spleen and left kidney

Liver and right kidney

Protocols

Vessels

Heart

Anatomy: visualization of the heart chambers
Diagnosis: cardiac effusion and tamponade
Aetiologies: infectious, cardiac, cancerous

POCUS scan of the heart (echOpen O1)

Lungs

Anatomy: visualization of pleural cul-de-sacs
Diagnosis: pleural effusions
Aetiologies: infectious, cardiac, cancerous, interstitial lung disease

POCUS scan of the lung (echOpen O1)

Basin

Anatomy: visualization of the bladder, uterus and prostate
Diagnosis: peritoneal effusions in the pelvic region
Aetiologies: gynaecological or intestinal diseases, pelvic trauma

Clinical ultrasound of the pelvis (Douglas space), echOpen O1 probe

Spleen and left kidney

Anatomy: visualization of the spleen, left kidney and splenorenal space
Diagnosis: peritoneal effusions in the left upper quadrant
Aetiologies: gastrointestinal diseases, pancreatitis, cirrhosis with ascites

Clinical ultrasound of Koller's space, probe echOpen O1

Liver and right kidney

Anatomy: visualization of the liver, right kidney and hepatorenal space
Diagnosis: peritoneal effusions in the upper quadrant of the abdomen
Aetiologies: hepatic, traumatic, infectious, biliary disorders

Clinical ultrasound of the Morrison space, probe echOpen O1

Protocols

Trauma assessment
FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) protocols
EFAST protocol (Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma)

Ultrasound scans with echOpen O1 probe

Vessels

Visualization: large and peripheral vessels
Use: central catheterization of large vessels
Diagnosis: abdominal aortic aneurysms

Clinical ultrasound of vessels, probe echOpen O1

The echOpen ultrasound scanner for rapid diagnosis

Allows targeted and immediate ultrasound examinations to be carried out directly in the doctor's office, for better diagnosis and faster patient referral.

The echOpen ultrasound scanner for mobility

Its ultra-portable size makes it easy to take with you on home visits, ensuring continuity of quality care.

The echOpen ultrasound scanner tosave you money

echOpen is the most affordable probe on the market for starting out in clinical ultrasound without heavy investment.

The echOpen ultrasound scanner for quality

Developed with the AP-HP, echOpen has validated the quality of its device with 3 clinical studies.

Your peers speak out: portable ultrasound in practice

Training modules are ideal for self-study: everything you need is in one place

Dr Paul Domenach

General Practitioner

An extremely competitive system

Prof. Guy Frija, MD

Co-President of ISRQSA and former President of the European Society of Radiology

echOpen is fully adapted to medical and paramedical practice for first-line examinations.

Stéphane Kirche

Director of Innovation, Centre Hospitalier de Chalon-sur-Saône

I'm lucky enough to have seen the birth of echOpen and its ultraportable ultrasound scanner at Hotel-Dieu.

Alexandre Fritsch

General Manager, Centre Hospitalier d'Albi

Portable, personal clinical ultrasound probes significantly improve patient care. They enable earlier, safer pre-diagnosis, and improve the relationship between professional and patient. On a hospital scale or, more generally, in terms of healthcare organization, they can also represent significant cost savings.

Dr Jérôme Bokobza

Emergency physician, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Centre -Cochin

Ultraportable clinical ultrasound probes have the advantage of being personal: they are immediately available, either in your pocket or in every room of the department.

Dr Maxime Gautier

Head of the Simone Veil Hospital EMS Department - Eaubonne-Montmorency Hospital Group

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Medical resources and documentation

POCUS

A doctor does a clinical ultrasound of the liver

The ripple effect in medicine: from ultrasound to patient empowerment

POCUS

A doctor applies ultrasound gel to a probe

Getting started in clinical ultrasound: taking a probe in hand, mastering the gesture and the orientation of the probe in relation to the image

Clinical ultrasound is revolutionizing medical practice, offering healthcare professionals an invaluable tool for improving patient care.

POCUS

A Doctor Uses the Portable Ultrasound Scanner echOpen

Buying a portable ultrasound machine: 10 things you need to know to get the right equipment

Portable ultrasound is becoming the 5th pillar of the clinical examination, but the purchase of a device can be complex. The purpose of this article is to help you ask yourself the right questions and select the device that best suits your expectations.

POCUS

An ultraportable ultrasound machine and a sthetoscope

Transforming medical practice with clinical ultrasound: is the physical examination evolving?

In today's rapidly changing medical landscape, the integration of clinical ultrasound (POCUS or Point-of-Care Ultrasound) into clinical practice is revolutionizing the way doctors perform physical examinations and manage their patients' care pathways.

echOpen covers the main reasons for consultations in general medicine for the following cases

Abdominal pain

Muscle pain

Chest pain

Urinary pain

Pneumonia

Pleural effusion

Pneumothorax

Heart failure

Catheterization of large vessels

Cholecystitis

Renal colic

Ovarian masses

Cysts

Ovarian torsion

Gallstones

Kidney stones

Lithiasis cholescystitis

Cirrhosis

Dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts

Pyelocalic dilatation

ENT pain

Post-traumatic pain

Ectopic pregnancy

Hydrocele (volume: medium / heavy abundance)

Prostatic hypertrophy

Renal insufficiency

Choledochal cyst

Kidney cysts

Placental location

Number of fetuses

Fetal position

FAST protocol

e-FAST protocols

Urinary retention / bladder globe

Hepatic steatosis

Tamponnade

Venous thrombosis

TVP

FAQ

Clinical ultrasound in general practice

Why use POCUS in general practice?
Point-of-care Ultrasound helps GPs to diagnose and refer their patients more quickly and efficiently.

As a natural complement to the physical examination, POCUS allows you to see the human body's main internal organs and tissues in real time, and detect abnormalities accross systemz: respiratory, cardiac, abdominal, vascular, musculoskeletal, gynecological-obstetrical, urological...

Depending on the country where you practice, your profession and specialty, as a healthcare professional you may be automatically certified to perform and bill for POCUS examinations Please refer to your local health authorities to make sure that you can perform POCUS independently.
What are the benefits of POCUS for GPs and their patients?
Point-of-Care Ultrasound is a non-irradiating, non-invasive and painless procedure, generally well tolerated by patients of all ages.

This technique enables you to enhance clinical examination, confirm or refute a diagnostic suspicion, and refer your patient more effectively to the right specialty.

The patient is reassured, and treatment can be started sooner. Unnecessary, invasive and costly additional examinations may be avoided. Numerous studies also suggest that POCUS helps to boost patient confidence in their GP.
Why use an ultraportable POCUS probe in general medicine?
Ultra-portable, personal clinical ultrasound probes slip easily into your pocket and can be carried anywhere, just like your stethoscope. Start a new consultation in just a few seconds, in your sugery, at your patient's residence or at the scene of an accident.

Robust and with enough autonomy for a day's consultations, ultra-portable clinical ultrasound probes such as echOpen O1 also have the advantage of being wireless, making them easier to place, hold and move.

They connect to a simple smartphone, which can be used to record images, video loops and annotations.
How much does a portable ultrasound scanner cost?
The price of portable ultrasound scanners varies widely according to brand, model and functionality, generally ranging from €3,000 to over €9,000. The echOpen ultrasound scanner sets itself apart by offering medical-grade imaging technology at a particularly affordable price. With a price tag of less than €1,000, echOpen makes portable ultrasound affordable and easily accessible to the greatest number of healthcare professionals, enabling the rapid and effective democratization of medical imaging within practices and hospital structures.