Clarius C3

Clarius C3 is a 1st generation wireless handheld sonographer from the Canadian company Clarius.

Info[edit | edit source]

Basic information:

Manufacturer's website: The Original Premium Handheld Wireless Ultrasound: C3 Convex, L7 Linear, C7 Microconvex
- Clarius 1st Gen Scanner Brochure.PDF
- Clarius 1st Gen Scanner Specifications.PDF
Display method: Tablet or smartphone with Android or iOS
Connection method:
- Bluetooth – establishing a connection
- WiFi 2.4 & 5 GHz - signal transmission
Power supply: Battery
Clarius UltrasoundScanner User Manual
Exclusive distributor for the Czech Republic: Medata – products

Parameters[edit | edit source]

Model:	C3
Probe shape:	convex
Radius:	45 mm
Radiation angle:	73°
Number of UZ elements:	192
Pitch (element spacing):	300 µm
Frequency:	2 – 6 MHz
Maximum depth:	32 cm
Frame rate:	15-30 FPS

Display Modes[edit | edit source]

B-mode (Brightness mode)
M-mode (Motion mode)
Color Doppler (High-speed color doppler - purchased for an additional fee)
Power Doppler

Main area of use[edit | edit source]

Emergency medicine
Telemedicine
Abdominal cavity
Emergency cardiology
Obstetrics
Lungs
Bladder
Superficial (subcutaneous) examinations

Users[edit | edit source]

Workplaces that use this device and for what:

Institute of Biophysics 2nd Faculty of Medicine UK – Portal:Biophysics Practice (2nd Faculty of Medicine UK):
- Ultrasonography (2. LF UK)

Application[edit | edit source]

Apps for tablets and smartphones are free to download:

The application is quite large, approx. 140 MB. After starting, it asks us to register (however, we do not have to agree to sending news). It offers the possibility of searching for a lost scanner, for which it requires location permission - we can refuse this. To connect the scanner, it requires bluetooth permission (which initializes the connection, which then runs on WiFi); if we don't want to use the scanner, we can (I think) also decline it.

Then the application searches for a scanner in the vicinity. If it does not find it, it warns us that for teaching and demonstration purposes it is possible to choose "Virtual Scanners" in the settings. Here we have several virtual scanners to choose from, we will choose C3 Virtual Scanner'. The application then behaves as if we were connected to a real C3 scanner. It simulates various examinations and we can learn to control the relevant scanner.