Wellan Medical, Inc.
Team
Aaron Gjerde, General Manager
Rob van Aalst, Director of Operations
Katherine Hickey TH'03, Product Development
Company Overview
The Wellan ultraStand probe positioning system works as a third arm that allows clinicians to perform image-guided procedures completely solo, resulting in major time savings and productivity improvements. The ultraStand frees assistants for more essential work, enabling ultrasound guidance that is truly hands-free.
In clinical testing since 2005 at DHMC, the ultraStand is trusted b clinicians who use it by themselves regularly to perform ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, breast biopsies, and central lines. The ultraStand offers the confidence of a stable image along with the extra time and control afforded by the efficacy of having both hands available to perform interventional procedures.
A product of collaboration between physicians of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, engineers from Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering, and Wellan Medical's research and development team, the ultraStand utilizes multiple US and foreign patents-pending licensed from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Recent News
At the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine's Annual Meeting in April 2007 in Vancouver, the ultraStand was displayed in the vendor exhibits of GE Healthcare, Sonosite, Philips Medical, and Zonare. The product was well received, especially among private practice anesthesiologists.