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Venue 40 Ultrasound
Product Description • Touch and stylus user interface

Venue* 40 delivers precision and exceptional image quality Display Screen

in an affordable, proven-reliable ultrasound system. Three • 10.4 inch High-Resolution Color LCD
probes, always connected, let you choose and perform a - Display: 800x600
variety of exams easily and quickly. An intuitive touch • 170-degree wide angle view
interface makes Venue 40 easy to use. It boots up fast and
recharges quickly. The sleek, portable design fits into tight
Hard Keys
spaces. The single-surface screen is easy to sanitize and
• 10 Ergonomic Hard Key Operation (backlit)
clean with medical-grade disinfectants. High-resolution
• On/Off button
imaging and multiple transducer options help you care for
a broad spectrum of patients in emergency, anesthesia,
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musculoskeletal, point-of-care, interventional and vascular
• Battery life
access applications. Always-on B-Steer + Needle
Recognition helps provide accurate detail in three key
areas – needle, anatomy and motion. Pattern recognition System Overview
technology accurately reveals the structure of a needle Packages
within anatomy, without needle blooming or distortion. • Musculoskeletal
Flexible data management and connectivity options, with • Vascular Access
optional DICOM**, help speed image storage and archiving • Anesthesia
at the point of care and at the patient bedside. • Point of Care
• Interventional
General Specification
Dimensions and Weight for Console Transducer Types
• Linear Array
• Height: 282 mm console only
• Phased Array
• Width: 274 mm console only
• Convex Array
• Depth: 56 mm console only
• Weight: approx. 3.6 kg (8 lbs.) with transducer
Operating Modes
Electrical Power for Console and Docking • B-Mode
• M-Mode
• Voltage: 100 – 240 V AC
• Color Flow Mode (CFM)
• Frequency: 50/60 Hz
• Power Doppler Imaging (PDI)
• Power: Max. 180 VA
• B-Steer + Needle Recognition
Console Design
• Tablet Style
Standard Features
• Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (standard) • High-Resolution 10.4 inch Color LCD
• 1 transducer port with SC-connector • Standard Cine Memory (120MB)
• Speaker • Removable secure digital storage (SD)
• Docking station and docking cart are options • Loops storage from memory
• Automatic Optimization
• Stylus
- Auto Tissue Optimization: ATO
• Distance/Area Measurement
User Interface
Touch Screen Software Features
• Simplified layout • Applications
• Mode-specific controls • Color/PDI
• Alphanumeric Keyboard • M-Mode
• Measurement • DICOM
• Annotation • B-Steer + Needle Recognition
• Utility settings
• Patient information entry
Hardware Options • B Scale Markers: Depth
• Battery Pack • System Messages Display
• Docking Cart • Annotation Library: 18 – 21 preset labels, defined by
• Docking Station the application
• 3-probe port • Customizable annotations: 18 available
• Transducers • Keyboard for free text on screen
• Comments available in Live scan mode and
Media and Peripherals Freeze mode
• USB thermal B&W printer: Sony UPD-897 (option) • Battery Status
• Memory Stick (option) • Biopsy Guide Line and Zone
• Footswitch (option) • Primary Parameter Menu (depends on current mode)
- B-Mode
Display Modes  ATO
• B-Mode  B-Steer + Needle Recognition
• M-Mode - M-Mode
• CFM/PDI  Speed
- Color Flow Mode
Display Annotation  Angle Steer
 PRF
• Institution/Hospital Name
 Invert
• Date: MM/DD/YY and DD/MM/YY
- Power Doppler Imaging Mode
• Time: 24 hours or 12 hours configurable
 Power Doppler Gain
• Patient Name: Last, First
 Image Depth
• Patient Identification: 16 characters
 Power Output: Low, Med, High
• Power Output Readout
- Cine Mode
- MI: Mechanical Index
 Previous Frame
- TIS, TIB, TIC: Thermal Index
 Next Frame
• System Status (real-time or frozen)
 Play/Pause
• Transducer Orientation Marker: Coincides with a
transducer orientation marking on the transducer
• Loop Replay System Parameters
• Measurement Results Window System Setup
• Transducer Type Diagnostic Categories: Customer focused
• Preset Name (ex. Anesthesiology)
• Imaging Parameters by Mode (current mode) • Factory Default Application Data
- B-Mode: • Languages setup for UI: English, German, French,
 Gain Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese,
 Image Depth Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Russian,
 Power Output: Low, Med, High Dutch, Japanese
- M-Mode: • Languages for Manuals: English, French, Spanish,
 Gain German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Czech,
 Image Depth Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian,
 Power Output: Low, Med, High Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian,
- Color Flow Mode: Slovakian, Swedish, Korean
 Color Gain • Operation Error: Error message display
 Image Depth • Patient Name Format: Last, First
 Power Output: Low, Med, High • System Boot Up: < 17 sec
- Power Doppler Imaging Mode: • Transducer Loading: < 5 sec
 PDI Gain
 Image Depth
 Power Output: Low, Med, High
Pre-Processing • Search by ID, First Name and Last Name
• Acoustic Power Output • DICOM
• Color Flow Mode - DICOM Store
- Gain - Worklist Query
- Steer • Network Quicksave
- PRF
Scanning Parameters
Post-Processing B-Mode
• Auto Tissue Optimize (ATO) • B Acoustic Output: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low,
• B-Steer + Needle Recognition Med, High
• Thermal Index: TI
Imaging Processing and Presentation • Gain: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low, Med, High
Software Intensive Ultrasound Imaging Platform • Harmonics: defined by the application
• Digital Beamformer • Depth: 0.5 – 27 cm, preset in 6 or less steps,
- Displayed Imaging Depth: Minimum Depth of Field: transducer dependent
0.5 cm (Zoom and transducer dependent); Maximum • Frequency: defined by the application
Depth of Field: 27 cm (transducer dependent) • Grey Map: defined by the application
• Continuous Dynamic Receive Focus/Aperture • B-Steer +: depth specific steer angles
• Multi-Frequency/Wideband Technology Optional on the 12L-SC and L8-18i-SC transducers
• Image Reverse: Right/Left
M-Mode
Cine Memory/Image Memory • B Acoustic Output: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low,
• Standard Cine Memory (120MB) Med, High
• Cine Review: Frame-by-frame, Loop replay • Thermal Index: TI
• Live Scan Save: Configure save button to save an • Gain: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low, Med, High
image during live scanning • Depth: 0.5 – 27 cm, preset in 4 steps or less,
transducer dependent
Image Archive/Connectivity • Speed: 7 steps
• Frequency: defined by the application
• Image Browser: Archived images from past patient
appear, as well as images stored for the current patient
- Previewing an Image Color Flow Mode
• Image Management (removable media) • Invert: On/Off
- Delete Selected Image • CF Acoustic Output: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low,
- Review in Full Image Area Med, High
• One Print (Recording) UI Keys to approved printer • PRF: preset in 3 steps, transducer dependent
• Live Scan Save: Configure save button to save an • Gain: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low, Med, High
image during live scanning • Steer: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Right, Center, Left
- Archiving Format: • CF Vertical Size (mm): default preset
 JPEG • CF Center Depth (mm): default preset
 MPEG4 • CF Frequency: defined by the application
• Capture Area: • Color Map: preset, defined by the application
- Image Area
- Full Screen PDI-Mode
• Archiving Image Frames: • PDI Acoustic Output: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low,
- Single: stores single frame while in Freeze mode Med, High
- Multiple: stores image loops while in Live scan mode • PRF: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low, Med, High,
- Patient Information Window, and Search/Create transducer dependent
Patient Window • Gain: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Low, Med, High
- Column header sorting in Image Review Screen by • Steer: preset in 3 steps, toggle for Right, Center, Left
name, date, ID • PDI Vertical Size (mm): default preset
- Automatic generation of patient ID • PDI Center Depth (mm): default preset
• PDI Frequency: defined by the application - Fetal Growth Bar Graph
• Color Map: defined by the application  Ultrasound age and gestational age

Measurements and Calculations Transducers

• Distance • 12L-SC Wide Band Linear Transducer
• Area - Applications: Peripheral Vascular, Pediatric, Small
• Heart Rate/Time Organ, Conventional Musculoskeletal, Superficial
Musculoskeletal, Thoracic (fluid, Pleural and motion
Obstetrics Measurements/Calculations detection), Non vascular (including Nerve Block),
• Abdominal Circumference (AC) Interventional, Abdominal, Neonatal Cephalic,
• Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) [Moore] Intraoperative, Vascular Access and Tissue Biopsy
• Area - Number of Elements: 192
• Antero-PosteroTrunk Diameter and Transverse Trunk - FOV (max): 38.4mm
Diameter (APTD-TTD) - B-Mode Imaging Frequency: 8 – 13 MHz, factory
• Biparietal Diameter (BPD) preset, non-configurable
• Crown Rump Length (CRL) - CFM Imaging Frequency: 4 – 6.67 MHz, factory preset,
• Estimated Fetal Weight (EFW) defined by application
• Femur Length (FL) - Steered Angle: +/- 20
• Gestational Sac (GS) - Biopsy Guide Available: Multi Angle, In plane,
• Head Circumference (HC) Out of plane
• Humerus Length (HL) • 3S-SC Wide Band Phased Array Transducer
• Occipitofrontal Diameter (OFD) - Applications: Abdominal, Fetal/OB, Pediatric,
• Cardio-Thoracic Area Ratio (CTAR) Neonatal Cephalic, Adult Cephalic (transcranial),
• Fetal Trunk Cross-Sectional Area (FTA) Cardiac (Adult and Pediatric), Thoracic
• Spine Length (SL) (fluid, Pleural and motion detection), Tissue Biopsy
• Multi-Gestational Calculations and Intraoperative
- Up to 3 fetuses - Number of Elements: 64
- Comparison of multiple fetus data on a graph - FOV: 60° – 90°, factory preset, non-configurable
and a worksheet - B-Mode Imaging Frequency: 1.5 – 4.0 MHz, factory
preset, non-configurable
OB Worksheet - CFM Imaging Frequency: 1.82 – 2.5 MHz, factory
• Patient Information preset, defined by application
- Fetus Number - Biopsy Guide Available: Multi Angle
- CUA/AUA Selection • 4C-SC Wide Band Convex Transducer
• Measurement Information - Applications: Fetal/OB, GYN, Urology, Abdominal,
- AFI Pediatric, Thoracic (fluid, Pleural and motion
- AC detection), Conventional Musculoskeletal, Non
- HC vascular (including Nerve Block), Interventional,
- BPD Introperative and Tissue Biopsy
- FL - Number of Elements: 128
• Calculation Information - Convex Radius: 60 mmR
- EFW - FOV: 35-55°, application dependent
- EFW GP (growth percentile) - B-Mode Imaging Frequency: 2.5 – 6 MHz, factory
- FL/BPD preset, non-configurable
- FL/AC - CFM Imaging Frequency: 2.22 – 2.67 MHz, factory
- HC/AC preset, non-configurable
- FL/HC - Biopsy Guide Available: Multi Angle
- CI (Cephalic Index)
• OB Graphs
- Fetal Growth Curve Graphs
 Quad views
• L8-18i-SC Wide Band Linear Transducer - EN/IEC 60601-2-37 Particular requirements for the
- Applications: Peripheral Vascular, Pediatric, Small safety of ultrasonic medical diagnostic and
Organ, Conventional Musculoskeletal, Superficial monitoring equipment
Musculoskeletal, Non vascular (including Nerve - ISO 10993 Biological evaluation of medical devices
Block), Thoracic (fluid, Pleural and motion detection), - AIUM/NEMA UD3 Acoustic output display
Interventional, Abdominal, Neonatal Cephalic, (MI, TIS, TIB, TIC)
Intraoperative, Vascular Access and Tissue Biopsy • Compliant with DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC on
- Number of Elements: 168 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- FOV (max): 25.2 mm (WEEE) requirement.
- B-Mode Imaging Frequency: 8 – 18 MHz, factory
preset, non-configurable Safety Type: Class I
EMC Type: Class A Group 1
- CFM Imaging Frequency: 4.44 – 8.7 MHz, factory
preset, defined by application
- Steered Angle: +/- 20
• E8CS-SC Wide Band Convex Transducer
- Applications: Fetal/OB, GYN, Urology
and Transvaginal
- Number of Elements: 128
- Convex Radius: 8.7 mmR
- FOV: 145°, factory preset, non-configurable
- B-Mode Imaging Frequency: 3.48 – 9.0 MHz, factory
preset, non-configurable
- CFM Imaging Frequency: 4.0 – 5.0 MHz, factory
preset, non-configurable

Inputs and Outputs

• Outputs
- DVI-D interface on docking station and docking cart
• Connectors
- USB interface on docking station and docking cart
- Docking Connector
- Removable SD card
- Wireless LAN
- Wired LAN

Safety Conformance
Venue 40 is:
Listed to UL 60601-1 by a Nationally Recognized Test Lab
• Certified to CAN/CSA-C 22.2 No. 601.1 by an
SCC accredited Test Lab
• CE Marked to Council Directive 93/42/EEC on
Medical Devices
• Conforms to the following standards for safety:
- EN/IEC 60601-1 Electrical medical equipment
- EN/IEC 60601-1-1 Electrical medical equipment
- EN/IEC 60601-1-2 Electromagnetic compatibility
- EN/IEC 60601-1-4 Programmable medical systems
- EN/IEC 60601-1-6 General requirements for
safety – Collateral Standard: Usability
- EN/IEC 61157 Declaration of acoustic output
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