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| | Endoscopy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The first endoscope, of a kind, was developed in 1806 by Philip Bozzini with his introduction of a "Lichtleiter" (light conductor) "for the examinations of the canals and cavities of the human body". | | | In 1944 Raoul Palmer placed his patients in the Trendelenburg position after gaseuos distention of the abdomen and thus was able to reliably perform gynecologic laparoscopy. | | | in an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), an endoscope is used to introduce radiographic contrast medium into the bile ducts so they can be visualized on x-ray. |
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| | endoscope on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Laparoscopic surgery, in which the endoscope is inserted through a small incision in the abdomen or chest, is used to correct abnormalities of the ovaries and as an alternative to traditional gall bladder and chest surgery. | | | Endoscopes employing miniature television cameras and tiny surgical implements now allow exploration and endoscopic surgery through small incisions; such surgery is much less traumatic to the patient than traditional open surgery. | | | Arthroscopic surgery is endoscopic surgery performed on joints such as the knee or shoulder. |
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| | Endoscopic Plastic Surgery |
| | Endoscopy is a surgical technique that involves the use of an endoscope, a special viewing instrument that allows a surgeon to see images of the body's internal structures through very small incisions. | | | However, with endoscopic surgery, your scars are likely to be hidden, much smaller and some of the after effects of surgery may be minimized. | | | The tiny "eye" of the endoscope's camera allows a surgeon to view the surgical site almost clearly as if the skin were opened from a long incision. |
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| | Nanoptics, Inc. - Fiberoptic Tutorial - Fiber Optic Tutorial - World Leader in Custom Plastic Fiber Optics |
| | The endoscope is an optical instrument used for viewing internal organs through natural openings (ear, throat, rectum, etc.) or through a small incision in the skin. | | | Fiber optic endoscopes permit visualization of normally accessible areas within the body and without pain or discomfort for patients. | | | Optical fiber which is incapable of producing an image is used in medical endoscopes, boroscopes, and fiberscopes as a light guide. |
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| | Multichannel endoscope - Patent 4146019 |
| | Multichannel endoscopes are in wide use for examination of the inner surface of a body cavity, such as the stomach wall. | | | This invention relates to endoscopes and in particular, to a new and improved multichannel endoscope which permits various medical procedures while observing the body cavity. | | | A multichannel endoscope providing illumination and viewing, vacuum removal, laser treatment and additional channels for needles, forceps and washing. |
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| | May 2000 - How to Care for Your Flexible Endoscopes in 6 Easy Steps |
| | Because endoscopes do not normally come in direct contact with the bloodstream or other sterile areas of the body, they are classified as semi-critical items. | | | Cleaning and care of endoscopes is an area that is fraught with misconceptions and debate, but this six-step process has served us well in avoiding complications. | | | If all the instruments used in a surgery facility, flexible endoscopes are among the most difficult to clean and maintain. |
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| | FDA and CDC PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY: |
| | Records of the use of each endoscope, showing the patient upon whom it was used, the type of procedure involved, and the system used to reprocess the endoscope. | | | FDA and CDC recognize the benefit of endoscopy as a medical procedure, but both agencies are concerned that endoscopes be properly prepared for patient contact. | | | Visual inspections of the equipment to identify conditions that may affect the cleaning or disinfecting processes. |
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| | Infection Control Today - 11/2000: Endoscope Repair Issues |
| | While the ring itself has no effect on the optical performance of the endoscope, such telltale marks are an indication that the endoscope may have been subjected to unauthorized handling. | | | Yet, when the important decision to repair an endoscope is made, clinical and financial factors are often at odds. | | | This can be confusing, particularly when a problem arises and the customer does not know which party is responsible, the OEM or the unauthorized repair shop. |
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| | AORN Journal: Rigid endoscopes—ensuring quality: before use and after repair |
| | Rigid endoscopes are fragile devices that routinely are subjected to harsh conditions. | | | The field of view of an endoscope is the maximum size of an object that can be seen through the eyepiece or viewed on the monitor. | | | If an object appears clear when viewed through the endoscope, the endoscope is deemed satisfactory. |
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| | BBC NEWS Technology Vietnam medic makes DIY endoscope |
| | Instead he spent two years developing a DIY endoscope to peer inside the bodies of patients without the need for surgery. | | | Endoscopy is a minimally invasive diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the interior surfaces of an organ by inserting a small scope in the body. | | | The scope captures images from the body of a patient, which are then passed through a webcam to an analysis machine. |
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| | Endoscope disposable sheath - Patent 4741326 |
| | A sterile sheath for a surgical illuminator is disclosed in U.S. Pat. | | | The sheath is disposable and can be discarded after each use of the endoscope or similar surgical illuminating instrument. | | | The sheath taught by Ersek et al comprises a tubular portion terminating in a pointed transparent tip. |
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| | Viewing Ocular Tissues with A Stereoscopic Endoscope Coupled to a Head Mounted Display (HMD) |
| | Regardless of the difficulties of endoscopic surgery, once perfected, the advantages to the patient are considerable. | | | We realize that penetrating the globe with an endoscopic fiber is not a diagnostic procedure that will be utilized in the absence of surgical intervention. | | | However, we feel that this device may have a number of roles in surgery, visual science and teaching. |
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| | ..:: Endoscope Endoscopy FAQ and Inspection Procedures Endscopy Museum!::.. |
| | Unfortunately, the device was harshly ridiculed by Bozzini's medical contemporaries, which effectively halted endoscopic development for almost 50 years. | | | There are specific words for viewing specific parts and organs of the body. | | | While rudimentary, the lichtleiter did allow direct visual examination of various internal body cavities, including the bladder, which was not otherwise possible at that time. |
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| | endoscope repair parts, medical equipment, endoscopy repair - Endoscopy.md |
| | Just like many of our other high quality Endoscope Replacement Parts we are again the first to offer these unique Objectives for Flexible Bronchoscopes that come together with the Field lens just like the OEM Objective. | | | Our Sapphire Objectives are fully autoclavable due to our innovative design and can be used as an improvement for many OEM Endoscopes during the repair process. | | | Our exclusive designed Endoscope Objectives for Rigid Arthroscopes/Sinuscopes and Cystoscopes will even improve OEM Endoscopes. |
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| | ENDOSCOPE BRIGHTENS FUTURE FOR DAMAGED TEETH - AAE |
| | The Association was founded in 1943 to promote the interchange of ideas, to stimulate research and to encourage the highest standard of quality care in the practice of endodontics. | | | The presentation on the endoscope was made by Drs. | | | The endoscope contains its own light source that allows endodontists to directly illuminate their operating field of view. |
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| | Upper Endoscopy |
| | The endoscope transmits an image of the inside of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, so the physician can carefully examine the lining of these organs. | | | You may also receive pain medicine and a sedative to help you relax during the exam. | | | The scope also blows air into the stomach; this expands the folds of tissue and makes it easier for the physician to examine the stomach. |
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| | Endoscope Repair: |
| | In the interest of patient and clinician safety, and of establishing optimal efficiency, scopes must be kept in excellent condition at all times. | | | As mentioned earlier, the scopes are made up of small, delicate parts and need to be handled with care. | | | Proper storage is also important to the health of the endoscope. |
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| | Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc Home |
| | IMS repairs flexible and rigid endoscope systems, specialty and surgical instruments, and power systems. | | | Research and development, technical expertise and experience, and our nationwide infrastructure of state-of-the-art repair facilities lead to surgical device repair excellence. | | | We have learned that earning business and keeping business is based on three fundamental characteristics - credibility, quality, and integrity. |
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| | Endoscope Equipment & Endoscopic Repair Services from Endoscopy Support Services, Inc. (ESS) |
| | View our inventory of rigid and flexible endoscopes for both medical and veterinary use such as gastro-intestinal (G.I.) endoscopy, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, otoscopy, colonoscopy, rhinoscopy, cystoscopy, and more. | | | Providing the Medical and Veterinary Community with New and Used Endoscopy equipment (flexible endoscopes, etc.), as well as endoscopic repair and sales at a great value. | | | We have a large selection of endoscopy equipment accessories, such as forceps and graspers, trocars, light sources, video capture systems, medical monitors, insufflators, suction pumps, as well as a series of other endoscopic accessories. |
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| | Resource Library: Find information on Endoscope at MerckSource |
| | The scope is inserted through a natural opening, such as the mouth during a bronchoscopy, the rectum for a sigmoidoscopy, or the vagina for a cystoscopy. | | | The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. | | | A medical procedure using any type of endoscope is called endoscopy. |
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| | OA&MM Logistics - SDC - Flexible and Rigid Endoscope Repair Program |
| | A: Endoscopes are miniature, elongated microscopes that physicians use to perform minimally invasive procedures on patients - in their hollow organs or internal canals. | | | Rigid endoscopes are susceptible to housing, lens and lighting system failures. | | | Another internal system makes it possible for the physician to control bending of the instrument, referred to as distal-end angulation. |
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| | eBay Store - endoscope: borescope, fiberscope, videoscope |
| | Industrial range of endoscopes consist of borescope and fiberscope as well as boroscope and fiber optic scope. | | | Endoscope products: affordable endoscopes, arthroscopes, cystoscopes, otoscopes, SINUS scopes, laryngoscopes and video endoscopy systems. | | | Ebay Endoscope Sales, fiberscope, otoscope as well as veterinary specialty endoscopes and fiberscopes. |
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| | Autoclavable Endoscope Components for the Medical OEM |
| | Gore offers the most robust, multi-modality sterilizable bending sheaths for covering the articulation section of a flexible endoscope | | | Home > Products > Medical > Autoclavable Endoscope Components for the Medical OEM | | | Gore's expertise in fluoropolymer materials has led to development of many reliable products that withstand the rigors of the autoclave environment. |
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| | Endoscope Reprocessing Website: Module 5.4 Manual Cleaning |
| | Flush all channels thoroughly with enzymatic detergent solution | | | The endoscope must be completely disassembled so that all surfaces may be reached for thorough cleaning. | | | This process can be completed using a syringe or compressed air. |
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| | November 2005 Advanced Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy 21 November 2005 - 23 November 2005 Endoscope Assisted Keyhole Microneurosurgery 22 November 2005 Basic Techniques in Arthroscopic Surgery | | | PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY: Infections from Endoscopes Inadequately Reprocessed by an Automated Endoscope Reprocessing System (You are encouragedWho Use Bronchoscopes or Other Flexible Endoscopes All Practitioners Who Use Automated Endoscope | | | Vydas medical illumination bundles - for endoscope repair - fibre optic light guides |
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| | Endoscope and Imaging equipment from Medit Endoscopy |
| | Endoscope Light guides : fiber optic light cables, guides, adapters | | | If you are dermatologists, or in the skin care and hair care business you found what you need - Video Dermascope and Imaging Software. | | | Our web site Endoscopy4you.com is dedicated to the best and most personal service to assist as well as to equip you with endoscopy solutions that would completely satisfy your processional demand. |
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| | Instrument Specialists, Inc. for surgical instrument repair services for flexible and rigid endoscopes, pneumatic, ... |
| | ISI sells quality pre-owned, refurbished medical equipment, hand surgery accessories, specialty O.R. surgical tables, traction devices for upper extremities, surgical instrument detergents, enzymatic detergents, lubricants, rust and stain removers | | | Instrument Specialists, Inc. for surgical instrument repair services for flexible and rigid endoscopes, pneumatic, electrical and battery powered hand tools, medical-grade cameras, monitors, printers, phacoemulsifier systems, phaco hand pieces and medical scopes. | | | ISI technicians repair and service rigid and flexible endoscopes, power and electronic equipment, and phaco hand pieces. |
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| | The Japan Times Online |
| | An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese containing grammar exercises, listening practices, practice for kanji, and more! | | | The capsule endoscope can be used more easily than conventional endoscopes, which have difficulties in reaching the small intestine, it added. | | | Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Thursday it will debut a capsule endoscope for the small intestine on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries, including Britain, France and Germany. |
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| | Q-Net's position on endoscope drying |
| | During the 1980s and early 1990s, several reports have linked patient injuries and fatalities to flexible endoscopes contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other opportunistic microorganisms (see: MMWR, October 04, 1991;40(39);675-678). | | | Possibly, if the recommendation of rinsing the endoscope with 70% alcohol followed by forced air drying and proper storage had been followed, these recent reports of multiple patient injuries and a fatality, some of which were caused by waterborne microorganisms, might have been avoided. | | | As a result of these reports, and more recent reports (see: MMWR, July 09, 1999;48(26);557-560), Q-Net has stressed the importance of drying the endoscope before storage, as this practice significantly reduces the risk of contaminating patients with potentially pathogenic waterborne microorganisms. |
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| | TBJ SPD Endoscope Trays |
| | Endoscope Tray - Basket for 1 Scope | | | Endoscope Tray - Basket for 2 Scopes |
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| | REDWOOD CITY / Endoscope hygiene a growing problem / But experts say it's unlikely a patient would get hepatitis |
| | An endoscope is a long, thin tube fitted with a camera that is inserted into a patient's upper and lower digestive system to look for ulcers, tumors or other signs of illness. | | | Well-publicized breakdowns in cleaning procedures have been reported elsewhere in the United States and overseas recently, but few infections have been definitively linked to those incidents. | | | REDWOOD CITY / Endoscope hygiene a growing problem / But experts say it's unlikely a patient would get hepatitis |
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| | Allen-Vanguard Security Catalogue > Search Equipment > Flexible Endoscope Search Kits |
| | These Endoscopes are designed for search applications where it is essential that the shaft of the Scope is completely non-metallic. | | | No Light Guide is necessary as the Light Guides on all Flexible Endoscopes are integral to the unit design. | | | The Endoscope shaft is enclosed in a stainless steel monocoil wrapper to provide crush-resistance while maintaining flexibility, and safety-sealed against moisture. |
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| | Matlock Endoscopic - Endoscope Repairs, Sales and Service, Inc. |
| | In an industry where clients are often referred to only by their account numbers, we spend time getting to know each of our customers personally. | | | These are the core values that have sustained Matlock Endoscopic since it was founded in 1991. | | | By utilizing the newest technologies and techniques while maintaining our commitment to a tradition of excellence, Matlock Endoscopic provides quality endoscopic repair solutions supported by quality customer service. |
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| | Biopure water for endoscope re-processors: News from Elga Process Water |
| | The microbial quality of endoscope rinse-water can be assured using this system, designed to produce up to 30 litre/min of treated water to feed several automated endoscope reprocessor units | | | The increased use of automated endoscope reprocessors (AER) is focusing attention on the microbial quality of endoscope rinse-water. | | | Based on news supplied by Elga Process Water - Subject: Medica Biopure |
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| | Flexible endoscope repair parts, biopsy channels, endoscope repair - Endoscopy.md |
| | Our unique one piece stress boot construction as well as the high quality control knobs and the world's first aftermarket endoscope housing-body proves again that we are the first choice for flexible endoscope replacement parts. | | | Our custom designed light guide lens assemblies can be used as a very good example for innovative endoscope repair parts development. | | | Flexible endoscope repair facilities world wide use our excellent crafted endoscope repair parts. |
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| | Endoscope Reprocessing Website: Homepage |
| | The purpose of this website is to provide an educational resource for health care professionals involved in the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and accessories. | | | The content was developed collaboratively by the Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia (GENCA) and the Infection Control Program of the Communicable Diseases Unit of Queensland Health. | | | The site consists of a number of modules for you to work through. |
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| | Endoscope Cleaning Brush |
| | that is a MUST for your endoscope cleaning process. | | | This clinically engineered brush design cleans more effectively |
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| | Alternative Endoscope Instruments - Services - Repair Services |
| | Alternative Endoscope Instruments is able to facilitate the repair and maintenance of most makes and models of endoscopes. | | | We can repair Rigid, Semi-Rigid and Flexible Endoscopes in a very short period of time using only the highest quality replacement components. | | | If you have any questions, please contact AEI for additional information. |
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| | Endoscope Picture |
| | During minimally invasive surgery for disc herniation, a small endoscope with fiber optics is directed from the skin to the disc. | | | In the picture above, the endoscope is in the L45 disc. |
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| | Robot Sought For Capsule Endoscope - Medgadget - www.medgadget.com |
| | The words "intestinal bug" could gain a whole new meaning if a Carnegie Mellon University engineer is successful in his efforts to develop a medical robot for examining the intestinal tract. | | | Open comments are not moderated, although abusive and vulgar remarks may be deleted. | | | A six-footed apparatus for testing the inchworm-like locomotion has been assembled and will soon be ready for testing. |
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