Is this a problem the OSS community could handle?

[ted leslie]

Sounds interesting.
I am just wondering:

the wand is probably the expensive piece, i am wondering why the software, or atleast the
basic data acquistion wouldnt be included? or really inexpensive?

is there a API/Protocol available for the interface?

if there isn't , one would have to get atleast one license and run it
(probably on a windows box?) and use a USB splicer and data dumper to look at the data
coming from it.

My guess is it works something like GNU radio appliance, i.e. a kick ass AtoD with a 
Altera  FieldProgrammableGateArray type thing, and a usb controller.

It would be interesting to take a look at especially if it would have MANY deployments.

if you get anymore info, please post it.

-tl



On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:42:17 -0500
"William O'Higgins Witteman" <william.ohiggins-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> I was talking to a doctor the other day who is working with hospitals in
> the developing world.  He said something that I thought was interesting,
> and I wanted to bounce it off the list.  Apparently, he can get his
> hands on a number of USB powered ultrasound wands (the kind used to see
> images of babies in utero), which would greatly assist doctors who
> otherwise have no access to useful diagnostic tools.  While the wands
> could be purchased and taken to hospitals in Africa, there is no way to
> license the software to use them.
> 
> The question is, if all you had was a bunch of these wands, could the
> OSS community create driver and imaging software for them?  I know it's
> beyond me, there are some incredibly talented people out there who might
> be interested in this challenge.  Any opinions?
> -- 
> 
> yours,
> 
> William
> 
> 
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