Doctor diagnoses herself for cancer on the device "Butterfly iQ" which turns iPhone into ultrasonic inspection machine

Apple is focusing on entry into the medical device field. Meanwhile, the doctor who was testing the mobile type ultrasonic equipment to be connected to the iPhone found out that he found his own cancer.

This Doctor Diagnosed His Own Cancer with an iPhone Ultrasound - MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609195/this-doctor-diagnosed-his-own-cancer-with-an-iphone-ultrasound/

A doctor used this iPhone ultrasound machine to diagnose his own cancer
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/doctor-iphone-ultrasound-machine-cancer/

Surgeon John Martin is a person engaged in medical device startup "Butterfly Network" as Chief Medical Officer. Butterfly Network is a compact device that enables ultrasonic inspection by using iPhone "Butterfly iQA company that is developing. Butterfly iQ is a low price of 2000 dollars (about 220,000 yen), enabling quick and precise inspection even in places where facilities are limited.

Meet Butterfly iQ - Whole body imaging, under $ 2k


One day, Martin who had a feeling of strangeness in his throat, checked his throat with Butterfly, he said he found a tumor.

Martin is reflected in the following movies.

It's about time: John Martin, MD (HD) - YouTube


Mr. Martin does not specialize in cancer but says from a black object as small as 3 cm shown on the iPhone that an abnormality has occurred in his body soon noticed. It took time to undergo the exam if so far, but Mr. Martin said that if Butterfly iQ is available it will be promptly tested and prompt action will be available.

The following is Butterfly iQ. Connect with iPhone ......


Apply a gel to the desired place and hit a Butterfly iQ, then a monochrome image will be displayed on the smartphone.


The image displayed on the smartphone looks something like this.


Usually, the ultrasonic inspection machine creates ultrasonic waves by vibrating the quartz, Butterfly iQ is characterized by vibrations being generated by carving 9000 small drums on the semiconductor chip.


Jonathan Rothberg, who founded Butterfly Network in 2011, is a specialist in applying semiconductor technology to biology. In the past, we have developed a method to decipher the DNA base sequence using semiconductor manufacturing technology, and in developing the Butterfly iQ, Mr. Rothberg succeeded in gathering over 100 million dollars (about 11 billion yen) I will.

Butterfly iQ alreadyAmerican Food and Drug AdministrationIt is licensed and will be released in the United States from 2018. Although the present stage Butterfly iQ is developed not for the general public but for medical personnel, in the future it is also considered to develop devices for general individuals.

Also, on the other hand, we are also developing software that not only performs ultrasonic inspection but also tells us what test results show in combination with artificial intelligence. It is thought that after the device performs the examination, it will detect how much blood is being delivered by the heart, the existence of the aortic aneurysm, and so on.