LOWER OP PANEL WITH BOURN SLIDE POTS WITH BFLOW by GE Healthcare

Key Highlights

• The Lower Operator Panel with Bourn Slide Pots is designed to enhance user interaction with ultrasound imaging systems, providing intuitive control for medical professionals.
• Integrates seamlessly with GE Healthcare's Ichiro system, ensuring a cohesive interface for improved workflow and efficiency in diagnostic settings.
• Features a user-friendly layout that includes a trackball, alphanumeric keyboard, and custom keyboard, allowing for versatile operation and quick access to essential functions.
• Utilizes standard USB interfaces for easy connectivity and compatibility with various devices, promoting straightforward integration into existing systems.
• Robust design ensures reliability and longevity, making it a valuable component in high-demand clinical environments.

Compatible Systems & Use Cases

This operator panel is compatible with the following models:

• LOGIQ E9
• 9600
• VIVID E9

It is ideally suited for use in diagnostic ultrasound imaging scenarios, enhancing user interaction and operational efficiency in clinical settings.

Technical Specifications

Parameter	Value
Interface Type	USB
Control Elements	Trackball, Alphanumeric Keyboard, Custom Keyboard, Touch Panel
Compatibility	GE Healthcare Ichiro System

Clinical and Service Value

The Lower Operator Panel with Bourn Slide Pots significantly enhances the user experience in ultrasound diagnostics by providing a streamlined interface for medical professionals. Its integration with GE Healthcare's Ichiro system allows for a cohesive workflow, reducing the time needed for training and improving overall operational efficiency. The intuitive design of the panel promotes quick access to essential functions, which is critical in fast-paced clinical environments.

From a maintenance perspective, the robust construction and standard USB connectivity of the operator panel ensure compatibility with various devices while minimizing the need for specialized support. This design choice not only simplifies procurement but also enhances the longevity of the equipment, ensuring that healthcare facilities can rely on their systems for extended periods without frequent replacements. Overall, the Lower Operator Panel represents a strategic investment in enhancing diagnostic capabilities and improving patient care outcomes.

Additional notes

The Lower Operator Panel Withbflow comes as a part of the Ichiro, a medical diagnostic Ultrasound imaging system. The Ichiro operator panel is a complex user interaction device with several sub devices. This includes a trackball with buttons, an alphanumeric keyboard, a custom keyboard, and a touch panel overlay. See the diagram below for a simplified view of how these devices are interconnected. A display interface for the touch screen video will have its own USB line. The a/n keyboard is a standard Windows USB keyboard, and similarly the trackball with the buttons implemented as a standard Windows USB mouse. The custom keyboard is the main controller for the operating panel. It interfaces all of the additional rotaries, push buttons, potentiometers, etc. It also connects to the touch panel overlay and handles the push events from this. Additionally the custom keyboard also interfaces the trackball buttons. These buttons generate events for both the trackball device and the custom keyboard. The trackball has two select buttons. For the trackball device these are seen as the left and right mouse button, but to the custom keyboard these two buttons have two distinct IDs. The On/Off button has similar design as it provides hard wired On/Off control to the Ultrasound system processor but also interfaces to the custom keyboard with a distinct ID.