Cephasonics has announced the launch of its new Cephasonics Ultrasound Server (US-Server), a software architecture aimed at medical device companies seeking to integrate ultrasound technology into their products. The company says this platform will allow developers to create custom ultrasound applications and embed ultrasound as a controlled, software-defined subsystem.
Traditionally, ultrasound technology has been provided as standalone systems designed for human operation. However, as medical devices are increasingly automated and connected, there is a need for ultrasound to function as a component that can interact with robotics, sensors, safety controllers, analytics software, and AI-based decision support systems.
The US-Server acts as a thin software layer around Cephasonics’ core control and data acquisition software (CuSDK). This setup enables the ultrasound system to operate as a managed service within larger device architectures. Application software can communicate with the ultrasound system through a client–server interface by issuing structured commands and receiving data streams without managing low-level hardware controls.
“We designed Ultrasound Server to let developers treat ultrasound like any other subsystem in their device,” said Richard Tobias, Co-Founder and CTO of Cephasonics. “That separation is critical not only for system integration, but also for enabling advanced processing and AI workflows without putting real-time ultrasound operation at risk.”
The architecture allows flexibility in deployment. Ultrasound control and processing can run on the same computer as the application or be isolated on separate processors or computers. This supports system partitioning, electrical isolation, regulatory compliance, and distributed AI inference or analytics tasks. Communication between the systems uses remote procedure calls with structured messaging and high-performance streaming.
Developers can use dynamically loadable data processors within US-Server to deploy imaging algorithms, signal processing tools, or AI models that produce measurements or classifications from raw ultrasound data. These outputs can be streamed directly to applications for closed-loop control or automation without changing the core control software.
“Many of our customers don’t need a traditional ultrasound display,” said Randall Whiting, COO of Cephasonics. “They need interoperable control, quantitative data, AI-driven classifications, and real-time feedback their device can act on. Ultrasound Server makes that possible without forcing applications to treat ultrasound like a console.”
By separating acquisition from application logic, US-Server aims to reduce system complexity and speed up development while helping companies preserve their investment in software even as hardware platforms change over time. The client interface works across various Cephasonics engines—including multi-Cicada setups—and future platforms.
With this release, Cephasonics provides what it describes as a foundation for embedding ultrasound into next-generation medical devices so that developers can integrate it as an interoperable subsystem supporting automation and intelligent clinical workflows rather than using it solely as a standalone tool.
