Product name: Video Otoscope
Trade name: USB Otocam
Product Specifications: I describe a USB video otoscope with a “Chip on Tip” technology where a video camera with LEDs is fixed at the tip of the endoscope. The device is used for the examination of the ear for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Detailed description: Complete specifications of the USB Video Otoscope is as follows: It is a device with a “Chip on Tip” technology where a video camera with LEDs is fixed at the tip of the endoscope. The Device is made up of a video camera with LEDs fixed in a tube as the body, a holder with USB output and a loop attachment for ear wax removal.
Figure: 1 A and B showing outer view of USB Video Otoscope
Figure: 1A showing front view of the tip of USB Video Otoscope
1.Video camera 2. LED
Figure: 1B showing side view of the USB Video Otoscope
3.Video camera 4. Hole for loop attachment 5. Main tube 6. Holder 7. Male USB pin
Figure: 3 A and B showing inner view of USB Video Otoscope
Figure: 3 A showing front view of the tip of USB Video Otoscope
1.Video camera 2. LED
Figure: 3 B showing side view of the USB Video Otoscope
3.Video camera side view 4. Electrical wire 5. Hole for loop attachment 6. Main tube 7. Holder 8. Male USB pin
The device has a body made up the main tube (figure:1B,5 and figure:3B,6) with a narrow front part (figure:2A,3) and a broader back part (figure:1B,5 and figure:3B,6) This tube is fixed in a cylindrical holder (figure:1B,6 and figure:3B,7) attached at the backend of the device.
A video camera (figure:1A,1 figure:3A,1 and figure:3B,3) fixed at the tip of the device with LEDs (figure:1A,2 figure:3A,2) for illumination. Electrical wires (figure:3B,4) come out from the front camera and pass through the main tube and are supplied to a USB pin (figure:1B,7 and figure:3B,8) attached in the holder at its back end.
The device has a USB output and a USB wire connects the device to variety of devices such as desktop, laptop, android mobile phones and android based tabs and the device comes with software which needs to be installed on the display devices to see and record the images and the video.
The device is reusable and is sterilized by putting in Formalin chamber for 30 minutes or by Ethylene Oxide gas. The device is commercialized at a reasonable cost of Rs.15,000.
Video quality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5w1hr1n4Lk
Intended application: The Otoscope is useful for the diagnosis of various ear conditions such as examination of ear drum, aural pruritus, ear pain, erythema, swelling, malodour, or excess ear discharge. It is also useful for removal of ear wax, taking biopsies of suspicious lesions, etc.
Method of using device: The device is sterilized by Ethylene Oxide gas. It is connected by a sterilized USB cable to the display devises. The USB pin powers the camera and LEDs, and image is displayed on display devises. A software installed on the display devises can record still images and video on the hard drive.
Class B
Material: 316 grade stainless steel
Patent No: 201621037859
Packing & storage Condition: The product is stored in a dust free cabinet at 25-40 % centigrade temperature. It is packed with multiple layers of bubble wraps and placed in a metal container of appropriate size and sent by courier
Cost: Rs.10,000