Note: in Canada this instrument is sold for skin research purposes - not for clinical use.The LymphScanner is a non-invasive hand-held device intended to measure localized percentage water content (PWC) in lymphedema of human skin after surgery for breast cancer or gynecological cancers. The device integrating the main unit and the easily cleaned measurement probe can be used to aid in forming a clinical judgement of skin edema at any soft tissue site of the body by a health care professional. The measurement results are displayed in seconds after applying the measurement probe on the skin surface. Measuring the percentage water content (PWC) of the tissue is useful in early detection of lymphedema and in follow-up of lymphedema treatments. PWC values vary by measurement site and thus a measurement method capable of rapid skin scanning helps lymphologists and therapists to get spatial information on the regional extent of lymphedema.
