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The Bestman Doppler Vascular Detector BV-650 is a digital vascular system that detects the status of venous arteries. It’s meant for precision and speed, and it provides multiple modalities for diagnosing ankle systolic pressures and waveforms with the use of bi-directional probes and/or PPG probes.
Features
It is in tabletop form, making the Bestman BV-650 compact enough to fit in a case along with the included PPG probe, doppler probe, and blood pressure cuffs. It’s a little more advanced than your average handheld Doppler but it does fall behind when compared to some of the bigger ABI systems. Its key features include the following:
Tests Performed
Much like most ABI systems, the Bestman vascular detector is capable of bi-directional ABI testing. For this, it provides a sensitive doppler probe and blood pressure cuffs. Unlike some ABI systems, however, the BV-650 is also capable of performing TBI testing as well. It does this with the additional PVR modality and the included PPG probe.
Testing with the BV-650 is pretty much what you would expect. Patients are either asked to lay in a supine position or seated for 5-20 minutes. The Doppler probe is then used in order to detect the rate of blood flow in the arteries.
Of course, with the additional PVR modality, tests can be segmented to ensure the most accurate result. In either case, manual application of the probes and cuffs are necessary. However, the calculations of PVR and ABI score is done by the system automatically.
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The Bestman BV-650 does work, there’s no doubt about that. The fact that it offers segmental testing, seated ABI, and a very intuitive one-click interface sets it apart from a lot of the more basic ABI machines out there. Of course, it is still a doppler machine, so you won’t get the automated testing provided by some of the smarter systems out there. But it can do in a pinch.
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Pros and Cons
A list of pros and cons of the Bestman Doppler Vascular Detector BV-650 System.
