title: Video-optic cable endoscopy forceps.
abstract: We present a video-endoscopic technology for foreign body extractions with forceps. This can easily be followed and is recordable on video monitor in excellent quality. Instead of a rigid rod lens telescope, a fiberoptic video endoscope is inserted into the optical channel of a bronchoscopic forceps. This keeps the endoscopic device lightweight and easily maneuverable in different angles. The principle can be applied to other rigid diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic equipment and represents a potential alternative technology to the use of cameras attached to rigid telescopes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, University Children's Hospital, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland. markus.weiss@kispi.unizh.ch
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holzmann
authors.forename: Andreas Ch
authors.initials: ACh
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*