[2] Previous to this, Ecton produced a low-cost portable cardiac ultrasound system that could be carried by hand in March 1998, called the Sonnet[3] but the test prototypes were never put into full-scale production because of difficulty finding venture capital.
She founded Terason, a medical device technology company, increasing the availability of portable ultrasound imaging.
[6][7] Portable ultrasound machines are typically used in situations where space is limited, mobility is important, or the scanning must be done in the field.
Currently portable ultrasound machines are used in Cardiac, Vascular, Radiology, Endocrinology, Pediatric, Gastroenterology, Hepatology[8][9] and OB/GYN applications.
In addition, EMS personnel from several countries including Germany, Italy, France, and the United States have used portable ultrasound evaluations in the field.