Philips Affiniti 50

The Philips Affiniti 50, is a midrange shared service
ultrasound machine that was developed in
2014 from the premium Epiq 7.
The Affiniti 50 looks nearly identical to the more expensive
Affiniti 70 and offers many of the same features.
The Affiniti 50 also has many of the same technologies as
the Epiq series, including the amazing QLAB onboard
quantification set. The main selling point of
the Philips Affiniti 50 is how many features it shares with
more expensive units from Philips.
If you don’t need single crystal probes,
or Shearwave elastography then the Affiniti 50 offers a
much less expensive option. Medical professionals that
need these cutting edge technologies should consider the
Affiniti 70. As a shared service ultrasound machine the
Affiniti 50 excels at cardiology as well as women’s health,
vascular and radiology applications. The ergonomics and
workflow of the Affiniti 50 are excellent,
and the image quality is a significant step up from
the less expensive ClearVue series.


Philips Affiniti 50 Dimensions & Weight
Height: (adjustable, maximum) 1626 mm (64 in),
(minimum) 1422 mm (56 in)
Width: 572 mm (22.5 in)
Depth: 983 mm (38.7 in)
Weight: (no peripherals) 83.6 kg (184.4 lbs.),
approx. 325 lbs. with packaging

Philips Affiniti 50 Specifications
Powerful distributed multi-core processing architecture
Up to 4,718,592 total digital channels
Image presentation: Depth from 1 cm to 30 cm
(transducer-dependent)
Up to 280 dB digital broadband acoustic beamforming

Philips Affiniti 50 Electrical Power
Voltage: 100V-240V
Frequency 50/60 Hz
Power consumption: < 289 VA depending on
system configuration

Revisions
Philips Affiniti 50 Revisions
Philips first launched the Affiniti 50 in 2014 as
their new midrange shared service ultrasound machine,
replacing the older HD11xe. As of 2016, the Affiniti 50 has not
yet had a major revision, and only minor software updates have
been released. The Affiniti series has had one of the
most trouble-free launches in Philips history, being built from
what was learned in the first year of fixes for
the premium Epiq line.

Revisions of the Philips Affiniti 50
Philips Affiniti 50 (Rev 1.0)
Common configurations of the Affiniti 50
Philips Affiniti 50 with 3 transducers
This is a General imaging (GI) and Women’s health configuration
C6-2 Convex
C9-4v Endovaginal
L12-4 Linear

Philips Affiniti 50 with 2 transducers
This is a Cardiovascular configuration
S4-2 Cardiac Sector
L12-4 Linear

Probes
Philips Affiniti 50 Probes / Transducers
Endocavitary C9-4v [ 4 – 9 MHz ] 128 elements,
10mmR, 181° field of view
Endocavitary C10-4ec [ 4 – 10 MHz ] 128 elements,
8mmR, 147° field of view
Biplane Endocavitary BP10-5ec [ 5 – 10 MHz ] 96 elements,
8.8mmR, 150° field of view

Convex C8-5 [ 5 – 8 MHz ] 128 elements,
14mmR, 122° field of view
Convex C6-2 [ 2 – 6 MHz ] 128 elements,
10mmR, 163° field of view

4D Convex V6-2 [ 2 – 6 MHz ] 192 elements,
55mmR, 100° x 85° volume field of view
4D Endocavitary 3D9-3v [ 3 – 9 MHz ] 128 elements,
26.1mm, 156° x 85° volume field of view
4D Linear VL13-5 [ 5 – 13 MHz ] 192 elements,
38.4mm, 38 mm x 30° volume field of view

Linear L18-5 [ 5 – 18 MHz ] 288 elements,
38.9mm, ultra-fine pitch
Intraoperative Linear L15-7io [ 7 – 15 MHz ] 128 elements, 23mm
Linear L12-5 50 [ 5 – 12 MHz ] 256 elements, 50mm, fine pitch
Linear L12-4 [ 4 – 12 MHz ] 128 elements,
34mm, fine angle steering

Cardiac Sector S4-2 [ 2 – 4 MHz ] 80 elements, 20.3mm
Pediatric Cardiac Sector S8-3 [ 3 – 8 MHz ] 96 elements, 15.4mm
Neonatal Cardiac Sector S12-4 [ 4 – 12 MHz ] 96 elements,
9.78mm

Pediatric TEE transesophegeal S7-3t [ 3 – 7 MHz ]
48 elements, 5mm
xMATRIX TEE transesophegeal X7-2t [ 2 – 7 MHz ]
2,500 elements (No 4D available!)

Pedoff (CW Transducer) D5cwc [ 5 MHz ] Deep venous and
arterial applications, non-imaging
Pedoff (CW Transducer) D2cwc [ 2 MHz ] Adult cardiology
applications, non-imaging
Pedoff (PW Transducer) D2tcd [ 2 MHz ] Transcranial Doppler
applications, non-imaging

Advanced Affiniti 50 Transducers
The Philips Affiniti 50 supports a number of advanced
transducer options despite being in the
midrange price category.
The set of available probes is almost identical to
the Affiniti 70 with the lack of single crystal transducers
being the main difference.
The Affiniti 50 has three mechanical 4D probes including the
[ 2 – 6 MHz ] V6-2 4D convex, the [ 3 – 9 MHz ] 3D9-3v 4D
endocavitary and the [ 5 – 13 MHz ] VL13-5 4D linear probe.