How the cVue Became the Preferred Bladder Scanner across Healthcare in Ireland

A faster, simpler and more accurate bladder scanning solution now trusted in hospitals, primary care and community nursing.

Over the past eighteen months, Irish healthcare has undergone a major shift in bladder-scanning technology. The Vitacon cVue has rapidly emerged as the preferred choice across acute hospitals, primary care centres, community nursing teams and care-homes, replacing the long-established Vitacon PD scanner.

This progression isn’t simply an upgrade, it’s a change in workflow, confidence and clinical performance. The cVue has become the device clinicians now consistently reach for because it offers something many scanners don’t: speed without complication, accuracy without fuss, and clear results without ambiguity.

The Vitacon PD earned trust for its durability and reliability, but the cVue pushes the platform into a new generation. Its streamlined user interface removes unnecessary steps, allowing any trained staff member to conduct a bladder scan quickly and confidently.

Vitacon’s newest automated detection engine drives this simplicity. It identifies bladder boundaries, adjusts

for user variation, and produces clear volume measurements with minimal interaction. For busy wards and community teams juggling multiple tasks, this consistency is invaluable.

The scale of cVue adoption across Ireland has been remarkable. It is now:

• Installed in most major acute hospitals across the Republic and Northern Ireland

• Widely used in primary care centres

• Deployed across care homes and long-term residential settings

• Utilised extensively in community nursing, where mobility and reliability are crucial

This broad uptake reflects both the clinical performance of the scanner and the ease with which staff integrate it into daily routines.

Clinical Applications Specialist Alex Savage, who has overseen much of the national roll-out, captures the response from front-line teams:

“We are delighted with the uptake of this new technology across Ireland. The simple, accurate interface has been a real winner, affording simple, rapid and accurate scans in even the most difficult circumstances and environments.”

This endorsement aligns with feedback from continence nurses, ED teams, geriatric units and rehabilitation staff who consistently highlight reduced scanning time, fewer rescans and greater confidence in results.

One of the cVue’s standout advances is its BladderVue technology, a refined ultrasound-processing system that enhances structural interpretation of the bladder during scanning. Galway University Hospital and Health Innovation Hub Ireland were partners with manufacturers Vitacon and Irish healthcare distributors Cardiogenics in the development of this technology during 2024, collecting scan data and managing the study that would eventually be incorporated in the system hardware and software.

BladderVue technology delivers:

• Improved 3D reconstruction

• Enhanced noise filtering

• Superior boundary recognition

• Increased accuracy in patients with challenging anatomy or mobility constraints

The result demonstrates reduced operator dependency and highly reproducible measurements, even in less controlled environments.

The arrival of the cVue bladder scanner represents more than a technology refresh, it marks a unified move across Irish healthcare toward simpler, more dependable bladder volume assessment. With its intuitive interface, advanced automation and proven accuracy, it has become the benchmark device for healthcare providers seeking a reliable scanning solution.

For clinical teams evaluating new bladder scanners or replacing older systems, the cVue is not only the most adopted option across Ireland, it has established itself as the tool clinicians choose first.