Samsung WS80A / HERA W10
Modality: Ultrasound
Samsung's premium women's-health ultrasound — direct competitor to GE Voluson E10 and Philips EPIQ Elite in the OB / GYN and fetal-cardiac segments. The HERA W10 is the current-generation refresh of the WS80A platform on Samsung's HERA imaging architecture.
Distinctive technology
- S-Vue transducers — Samsung's premium volume-imaging probe family.
- CrystalLive / HERA imaging engine — premium reconstruction stack on the W10.
- 5D NT / 5D Heart / 5D Follicle — automated nuchal-translucency, fetal-heart, and follicle-counting workflow.
- HDVI / RealisticVue / CrystalVue — volume-rendering and volume-transparency modes.
- NerveTrack / Strain+ on configured units.
Variants in family
- WS80A — original premium configuration.
- HERA W10 — current-generation refresh.
Refurb posture
- Premium women's-health refurb category — refurb supply tracks OB / GYN office turnover.
- Volume-transducer condition is the dominant cart-value variable.
- Software-version + license tier (5D apps) drives the second-largest pricing delta.