LONGMONT, CO February 9th, 2021. Acertara Acoustic Laboratories, the world’s only accredited independent diagnostic ultrasound testing laboratory and recognized leader in ultrasound probe repair, announces that they have partnered with CS Medical, the leading developer and manufacturer of automated cleaning and high-level disinfection devices for TEE probes, to provide a comprehensive probe care compliance solution … Continue reading
Mark V. Kingsley02/09/2021 When I first came through Acertara’s doors, all I knew was that the company had something to do with ultrasound technology repair. While I enjoyed the few physics classes I took in high school and college, I was not overly familiar with the science of ultrasound. My only real association with it … Continue reading
01/12/2021 The beginning of a new year is always a special time to contemplate what may lie ahead and 2021 is no different. It is tempting to look back on 2020 as a year that was filled with nothing but a series of bad events, one after another, and think, “Man, am I’m glad that … Continue reading
LONGMONT, CO December 7, 2020 Acertara Acoustic Laboratories, an ISO17025:2017 accredited and ISO13485:2003 certified ultrasound facility announces that its CEO, Wayne Moore, MBA, FASE has recently been elected by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) as a Fellow. Fewer than 3 percent of AIUM members – a multidisciplinary profession association of approximately 9,000 … Continue reading
G. Wayne Moore12/08/2020 I am very excited about Christmas this year; in fact, I am very excited about Christmas every year. To me Christmas 2020 signals both the end of a very long and trying year and the starting gate to the beginning of a new, and yet untarnished year ahead. COVID, contentious elections, and … Continue reading
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G. Wayne Moore, B.Sc., MBA, FASE11/10/2020 The X5-1 2D-matrix array transducer is primarily used in adult echocardiography. The array is made up of 128 sub-arrays configured in 16 rows and 8 columns and has a total of 3,040 elements. An applications specific integrated circuit (ASIC) located in the nose cone and attached to the acoustic … Continue reading
Last week Acertara introduced the ability to test the Philips X5-1 transducer element-by-element with our patented Atlas system. The X5-1 is a 2D matrix array transducer with more than 3,000 elements. According to the recent FDA Guidance and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Testing and Repair Statement, “transducer element checks are important … Continue reading
Longmont, CO October 12, 2020. Acertara proudly announces the twentieth anniversary of its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited ultrasound acoustic testing laboratory. Working with ultrasound original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and regulatory agencies around the world, our accredited ultrasound testing services provide OEMs with the quantitative IEC 60601-2-37 acoustic data required to obtain FDA 510(k) clearance to market … Continue reading
G. Wayne Moore, B.Sc., MBA, FASE 08/11/2020 Laboratory accreditation is highly regarded both nationally and internationally as a reliable indicator of technical competence. Most ultrasound manufacturers routinely specify ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for suppliers of testing and calibration services. This accredited testing also applies to validating the materials and processes used in transducer repair activities. ISO/IEC … Continue reading