Portable Handheld Ultrasound - Vscan™

Freedom and flexibility. Times two.

Vscan Air CL and Vscan Air SL set a new standard in handheld ultrasound — both flexible, wireless dual-probes deliver crystal clear images anytime, anywhere* in healthcare. Designed for the individual, ultra portable ultrasound is always with you — cordless, customizable, and intuitive.

Designed around you

Insight right in your pocket

2-in-1 power

Durability, guaranteed

*The device has been verified for limited use outside of professional healthcare facilities. Use is restricted to environmental properties described in the user manual.

Hear what clinicians are saying about Vscan Air

Using handheld ultrasound as an extension of the hospital

Phil Pegg, In-charge paramedic | Harris County, TX

Handheld ultrasound for diagnosis wherever you are

Dr. Miles Farr, Medical Director | St. Vincent’s Health Center

Vscan Air to help guide triage and treatment

Nils Oveland, MD | Anesthesiology & Emergency Medicine

Point-of-care handheld ultrasound for your specialty

Seamlessly integrate Vscan Air into your practice. Clinician feedback drives our ultra-portable innovations to ensure they're easy to use, intuitive to navigate, and right for your point-of-care use.

Frequently asked questions

Why should I consider adding handheld ultrasound to my practice?

Innovation in handheld ultrasound is revolutionizing the use of ultrasound by healthcare professionals and helping to enable more personalized care for patients worldwide. 
 Where traditional console ultrasound systems can be limited by access and price; pocket-sized handheld ultrasound provides clinicians with a tool to complement the physical exam for quick assessments. 
 Handheld ultrasound provides additional value as an easy-to-use, lightweight, and portable ultrasound tool clinicians can have on hand to evaluate and triage patients, enabling them to conduct examinations and make decisions more quickly. 
 At an enterprise level, handheld ultrasound can help improve healthcare outcomes and lower costs by reducing patient wait times and offering a more efficient workflow. It supports increased confidence by improving clinical evaluation, management, patient follow-up and referral to specialists, or in emergencies can help avoid unnecessary referrals to additional care.

What are the benefits of handheld ultrasound?

The use of handheld ultrasound as part of a physical exam may improve patient care. Handheld ultrasound is valuable in facilitating fast decisions, enabling clinicians to see what they could only feel or hear prior to the ultrasound exam.
Delivering fast information for decision-making, handheld ultrasound helps clinicians optimize healthcare operations, services, and experience.

How does Vscan Air help with patient engagement?

Handheld ultrasound may present the opportunity to help you engage patients, which is why physicians are evaluating adding it to their practices. Enhancing clinical relationships requires not only better communication skills, but also tools that close the gap between diagnosis and patient understanding through a more educational and interactive experience. Portable technology, such as Vscan Air handheld ultrasound, helps patients see what their doctors see, and provides more precise information, like the location of an issue. Having another diagnostic tool is appealing to providers looking to improve patient care.

Will adding handheld ultrasound increase exam time?

According to the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, “Be implementing pocket-size ultrasound examinations that took less than 11 minutes to the usual care, we corrected, verified or added important diagnoses in more than 1 of 3 emergency medical admissions. Point of care examinations with a pocket-size imaging device increased medical residents’ diagnostic accuracy and capability.” Adding a handheld ultrasound exam may also pave the way for rapid diagnosis during a regular doctor’s visit. During an appointment, you may make an immediate decision whether your patient needs to see a specialist and may fast-track needed therapy and reduce any stress your patient may have about their symptoms.

Is Vscan Air easy to learn and use?

Yes! Vscan Air CL and Vscan Air SL probes are paired with an app that is user-validated to be intuitive for healthcare software. User support tools on our Vscan support web portal provide online services to enhance the Vscan Air experience – from product information to video tutorials to clinical and service support.

What modes are available on Vscan Air handheld ultrasound?

B-mode: Black/white imaging - black-and-white mode for displaying anatomy in two dimensions in real time
 Color Doppler: Color flow - color-coded overlay for real-time blood flow imaging
 PW: Pulsed wave spectral Doppler - displays speed and direction of blood flow allowing velocity measurements
 M-Mode: Motion mode - displays tissue motion over time (along one direction as indicated by M-mode cursor)

What is Vscan Air’s warranty?

Your Vscan Air handheld ultrasound comes with a 3-year standard warranty and the product is backed with local reliable service, education tools and online resources.

How does deep and shallow scanning work?

Vscan Air SL and CL probes use GE HealthCare’s industry-leading dual-probe (2-in-1) technology enabling you to scan patients effortlessly without switching probes between, or during, exams. Complete both shallow and deep ultrasound scans with one probe.
The Vscan Air SL is a flexible, wireless dual-probe with sector phased array and linear array transducers. The Vscan Air CL is a wireless, dual probe with curved array and linear array transducers

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Vscan Air™ handheld ultrasound

Hear what clinicians are saying about Vscan Air

Using handheld ultrasound as an extension of the hospital

Handheld ultrasound for diagnosis wherever you are

Vscan Air to help guide triage and treatment