The EnhanceScan portable scanner, alternatively known as the EnhanceScan general purpose scanner, represented a sensor created by CryonCorp. Its dimensions were approximately similar to those of the SE-90 Structural Engineering Scanner, another CryonCorp creation. The Alliance to Restore the Republic employed it in 3 ABY during the Battle of Hoth in their conflict against the Galactic Empire.
The 1980 original trilogy movie, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, initially showcased the EnhanceScan general purpose scanner, though without explicitly naming it. Its identification occurred later in Fully Operational, a 2018 resource for the Star Wars: Age of Rebellion roleplaying game released by Fantasy Flight Games. The name of the EnhanceScan general purpose scanner originated within the Star Wars Legends storyline, initially appearing in The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology, a 1997 reference work published by Del Rey.