Weighing no more than the average smartphone, Philips’ Lumify mobile ultrasound is turning out to be  a perfectly wearable device, and a powerful tool in sports science, helping researchers to investigate the effects of prolonged and intense physical exercise on the human body. In collaboration with Eindhoven-based start-up Usono, which designs and develops ergonomic solutions for attaching ultrasound probes, and the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Lumify is about to be put to the test during this year’s Eindhoven Marathon (Sunday, October 14).

Using Usono’s new ProbeFix Dynamic fixation device to securely attach the Lumify probe, four marathon runners will have a 10-second ultrasound film of their upper leg muscles recorded every kilometer. With the aid of these videos, TU/e researchers expect to be able to better understand the impact of intensive sports on the human body. The collaboration between Philips, Usono and TU/e is part of the Eindhoven Marathon 'Innovation Lab' – an initiative designed to make the Eindhoven marathon the most innovative marathon in the world.