The Key Players in Global Portable Ultrasound Market 2015-2019

Monday 10 August 2015, Amsterdam

The report recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Global Portable Ultrasound Market: Fujifilm SonoSite, GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare

Other Prominent Vendors in the market are: Accutome, Alpinion Medical Systems, BenQ Medical Technology, Bestman, BMV Technology, Boston Scientific, Cephasonics, Chison, Ecare, Esaote, GlobalMed, Guangzhou Yueshen Medical Equipment, Hitachi Aloka Medical America, Jiangsu TONGREN Medical Electronic Technology, MedGyn, Mindray Medical, MobiSante, Samsung Medison, Signostics, St. Jude Medical, Telemed, Toshiba Medical Systems, Trivitron Healthcare, Wuhan Tianyi Electronic,, Zhuhai Carelife Medical Technology and Zoncare

Commenting on the report, an analyst said: “Portable ultrasound devices incorporate wireless features such as Bluetooth and near-field communication to deliver sophisticated home-based healthcare for patients. Such wireless devices help increase mobility, connectivity, and portability. Technological advances also allow medical devices to be powered or recharged remotely using fabrics and plastics.”

According to the report, semiconductor manufacturers are making efforts to develop efficient, innovative designs that consume less power. Semiconductor technology in portable ultrasounds is convenient for data transfers. In addition, it reduces the overall system cost of mobile devices by lowering power consumption.

Further, the report states that, as with any online digital format, portable ultrasound devices come with security concerns. The increased connectivity via the Internet among medical devices and between hospitals increases the risk of confidential patient data being hacked and used for illegal purposes. Thus manufacturers must have safeguards in place to mitigate any failures arising from cyber threats.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.