GE Healthcare has introduced Vscan, a new visualisation tool developed to provide physicians with imaging capabilities at the point-of-care.
Roughly the size of a smart phone, Vscan houses ultra-smart ultrasound technology that provides clinicians with an immediate, non-invasive method to help secure visual information about what is happening inside the body.
With Vscan, physicians can visualise what they could only feel and hear in a traditional exam, according to the company.
The Vscan is a prescription device for ultrasound imaging, measurement and analysis in the clinical applications of abdominal; cardiac (adult and pediatric); urological, fetal/OB; pediatric; and thoracic/pleural motion and fluid detection, as well as for patient examination in primary care and in special care areas.
Technology
Vscan’s hand-held technology can quickly provide critical information to help in the rapid detection of conditions such as gallstones and cardiac issues like left-ventricular systolic dysfunction. The tool is portable and can easily be taken from room to room to be used in many clinical, hospital or primary care settings.
Vscan leverages GE’s black and white image technology and colour-coded blood flow imaging in a device that fits into a pocket and weighs less than one pound at 3 inches wide and 5.3 inches long.
Customers will have access to a web portal that offers training materials including basic clinical applications for the device. The online education tool provides an overview of how to apply Vscan in different clinical situations.
The Vscan imaging device received 510(k) clearance in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the CE Mark by the European Union, as well as the Medical Device License from Health Canada and is now commercially available in the U.S., Europe, India and Canada.
