Device Category Dossier

Blood flow measurement ultrasound system transducer

Device Category Dossier for Blood flow measurement ultrasound system transducer. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Doppler ultrasound probes are pre-amplified transducers that detect and measure blood flow using the Doppler effect when placed on a patient's body by boosting or intensifying signals transmitted from a blood flow detector. These devices are used intraoperatively across multiple surgical specialties—by vascular surgeons to verify anastomotic flow and locate vessels, by urologists to differentiate arteries from veins during varicocele ligation, by cardiovascular surgeons to verify coronary graft flow, and by laparoscopic surgeons to locate specific vessels during cholecystectomy.