Which scanners work with VYTRUVE?

To use VYTRUVE properly, the scanner isn’t an “accessory”: it’s the foundation for a reliable volume.

In prosthetics and orthotics, you need a scanner that is accurate, in color, stable despite micro-movements, with pause / resume, and compact enough to also scan the inside of a socket (using the Vtransfer plate).

Phone / tablet scanning: good idea or bad idea?

We get the idea (simple, fast, inexpensive)… but today, it’s not at the level needed for reliable design.

In practice, we often see a 3 to 4% difference in circumferences with mobile scanning, plus:

smoothing that “wipes out” shapes,
distortions as soon as there’s movement,
little to no pause / step-by-step validation.

Result: you have to re-take measurements, correct, do more adjustments, and you end up recovering that time… at the fitting. So there’s no real time saved in the end.

VYTRUVE-compatible scanners: what works… and their limitations

VYTRUVE tests and tracks several models. Many are compatible for scanning a residual limb / a positive and feeding the design workflow in VYTRUVE.
However, not all of them meet the specific “inside-of-socket” requirement (reliable internal scan + adapted workflow).

✅ Compatible for scanning a residual limb / a positive (import into VYTRUVE)

Shining Einstar
Shining Einscan H
Shining Einscan HX
Peel 3
Scantech iReal 2E
Creaform HANDYSCAN
Creaform GOSCAN
Creaform METRASCAN
Artec LEO
Artec SPACE SPIDER
Artec EVA

⚠️ Key point: inside-of-socket scanning

If your goal includes scanning the inside of a socket (e.g., updating a test socket, full digital transfer, working with the Vtransfer plate), this is a more demanding use case: compactness, tracking in a “closed” geometry, and a clean result without artifacts.

Focus: a few recent / widely discussed scanners (field feedback)

Einstar 2

For inside-of-socket use, we currently observe a step back compared to the Einstar (more artifacts, less stable reconstruction, heavier post-processing).
“Wireless” can also be limiting in a workshop setting (Wi-Fi constraints, and calibration is often simpler/more reliable with a cable depending on the situation).

Medixa

Very solid workflow (setup / day-to-day use),
but it does not allow you to properly scan the inside of sockets (and can behave poorly around holes depending on the case).

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Vega

Tested and not recommended as a standard option at this stage (even though it’s not a “bad” scanner):

focus ranges that aren’t ideal for residual-limb-type scanning (either less accurate, or slower),
slower post-processing,
tracking that can be less robust on certain TT cases,
and not always suited to a “full digital transfer” workflow (shape + alignment) depending on the use case.

Our “field-tested” recommendation

If you’re looking for a solution that covers the essentials for the residual limb / positive and remains the most robust when you also need to handle the inside of a socket, the Einstar is still, today, the simplest and most consistent reference in practice (especially with the Vtransfer plate).

And good news: it’s also a very budget-friendly scanner — we currently see it starting at around €689 incl. VAT, depending on resellers and current offers.