While doing research on workstations for a DIY project, I've developed a bit of a medical device fetish. It started when I saw BK Medical's Red Dot Design Award winning Flex Focus 700 ultrasound system, which is basically just a touchscreen on wheels:
That's no iPad by the way, it's a 19-inch tablet displaying "sharp laparoscopic, intraoperative, and percutaneous images, with detail that is visible from virtually any angle." It's height-adjustable, meant to serve Docs both tall and small, and for those who don't want the rollie it also comes in countertop and wall-mounted versions.
Philips' iU22 xMATRIX ultrasound system eschews the minimalism of the Flex Focus and has a chunkier, droid-like form...
...as do GE's Vivid and Logiq E9 ultrasound systems:
All of those look cool, but if I had all the money in the world and could design my own workstation however I liked, I'd emulate the bad-assed ceiling-mounted rig of BK's Pro Focus system.
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Are they more effective, easier to learn how to operate, less prone to induce error, cheaper, more effective. The last thing the US with rapid YoY healthcare costs is design bling without increased efficacy. Come on Core77 show us your design reviews are deeper than just surface analysis of what looks cool and expensive. Go deeper, be better.