Description

GE Vscan Extend Handheld Portable Ultrasound

GE Vscan Extend Handheld Portable Ultrasound is a highly compact and versatile imaging device designed to enhance point-of-care diagnostic capabilities. Built for portability, it fits comfortably in the palm of a hand, making it ideal for use in various medical settings such as emergency rooms, outpatient clinics, intensive care units, and even during home visits. It provides high-quality imaging with the convenience of rapid deployment, allowing clinicians to visualize organs, blood flow, and soft tissues in real-time.

GE Vscan Extend features dual probe technology, offering both linear and sector transducers in a single probe, allowing users to switch seamlessly between deep and shallow scanning modes without changing probes. This dual-probe configuration facilitates imaging of a wide range of body parts including the heart, abdomen, lungs, and vascular structures, making it ideal for a variety of medical applications like cardiac exams, obstetrics, abdominal evaluations, and more.

The device operates via a touchscreen interface that is intuitive and easy to use, reducing the learning curve for new users. It also connects wirelessly to smartphones, tablets, or other devices to store and share images instantly with colleagues or electronic health records (EHR) systems.

Key features include:

1. Dual Probe: Linear and sector probes combined in one, covering multiple imaging needs.
2. Wireless Connectivity: Allows easy transfer of images to devices or cloud-based platforms.
3. Touchscreen Operation: Simplifies use with easy navigation and quick access to various imaging modes.
4. Portable Design: Lightweight and pocket-sized for ease of use in virtually any medical setting.
5. Clinical Versatility: Suitable for applications such as cardiology, emergency care, musculoskeletal, vascular, and more.
6. Battery Operated: Rechargeable battery supports extended usage, allowing for multiple scans on a single charge.
7. Preset Modes: Offers preset clinical imaging settings for optimized scans based on the application.
8. App-Based Platform: Supports third-party apps for added clinical functionality and customization.

With its combination of portability, image quality, and ease of use, GE Vscan Extend is a powerful tool for clinicians who require immediate and reliable imaging in fast-paced or remote environments.

The device is intended for multiple clinical use cases, including measuring bladder volume and for assessing heart failure patients, or, as can be seen from the picture below, checking for pleural effusion or pneumothorax. Though it has not yet been evaluated for use during transport, it should be useful for clinicians working in the field, including for military medics and physicians supporting professional sporting events.

New Vscan Dual Probe features:

• New design with crisp display and easy touch screen interface
• Wireless image transmission for quick access to patient’s vital information
• Cloud ecosystem that provides access to guided workflow, reports, and triage applications
• Downloadable apps such as Bladder Volume and Lung protocol

Features:

• Tap and swipe app functionality works exactly like your smartphone
• Includes revolutionary dual probe technology, with a linear and sector transducer in one probe
• Broad-bandwidth phased array side: 1.7-3.8Mhz
• Broad-bandwidth linear array side: 3.3-8.0 MHz
• DICOM Modality Worklist and PACS Compatibility
• Image storage and data transfer is a breeze to connect to your PACS system
• Large 5″ screen is about the size of your smartphone
• Lung Protocol and Bladder Volume apps available
• Wide range of clinical applications such as Cardiac, Abdominal, OB, Aorta, Cranial, Lungs, Vascular, Soft Tissue and more
• Reimbursable with a wide range of CPT codes
• Helps to speed up your workflow with immediate access to critical decision making technology

GE Vscan Extend offers an intuitive touch screen and weighs just 406 grams. Building on the success of GE Healthcare’s previous pocket-sized ultrasounds, GE Vscan Extend offers smooth integration with hospitals’ DICOM systems⁴ to complement existing documentation and reporting solutions along with cloud-based image storage and communication⁵. Vscan Extend GE Healthcare’s first ultrasound system to leverage the GE Marketplace that offers applications with a range of capabilities, such as assessing heart failure patients, measuring bladder volume, and offering cloud-based image communication. Vscan Extend GE comes with high level data security standards ensuring encrypted data both at rest and on the move.

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