Evaluation of a prototype flexible digital video hysteroscope (Y0001)

Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies : MITAT : Official Journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy
Hisayuki Kaseki

Abstract

A prototype flexible DV hysteroscope (Y0001) with a tip diameter of 4.8 mm was investigated through comparisons with two other hysteroscopes with subequal tip diameters: A rigid office hysteroscope (OHS) and a hystero-fiberscope (1T). The angle of view, area of coverage, and resolution were compared for each hysteroscope. The angles of view of Y0001 and 1T were found to be significantly larger than that of OHS (p<0.005 and p<0.02, respectively). Y0001 and 1T also had significantly larger areas of coverage than OHS (p<0.005 and p<0.05, respectively). At a focal distance of 5 mm, there was no significant difference in resolution between Y0001 and OHS (p>0.1). The resolution of OHS was marginally higher than that of 1T at this distance, although the difference was not significant (0.05<p<0.1). OHS and Y0001 were also compared in terms of their ease of use in a case of submucosal myomectomy; the viability of the intraoperative images obtained from the two devices was also compared. Y0001 was shown to be superior to OHS in its capability to flexibly reach the recesses of the uterine cavity. The success rate of hysteroscopic biopsy with Y0001 was 100%. The study shows that Y0001 has a wider angle of view, larger area of coverage, and...Continue Reading

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