EndoBench Endoscope Image Quality Tester
By their very nature, endoscopes are prone to failure from many causes – overstressing, repeated sterilization, post-surgical handling or incomplete repair. Historically, testing the quality of endoscopes involved using very expensive instruments and the time of scientists or engineers. Attempts to simplify the equipment have resulted in incomplete measurements or results that don’t correlate with the reports from users.
EndoBench™ is a portable test system that accurately measures the optical specifications and performance of endoscopes. It automatically tests the endoscope characteristics that are important to the surgeon such as image sharpness and uniformity, field of view, and distortion. The instrument consists of a custom designed opto-mechanical system and software to evaluate and report the parameters that are central to a clinical environment. Adapters and fixtures are included for measuring rigid, flexible and video endoscopes.
EndoBench improves the quality of endoscopes by:
- Verifying the performance of repaired endoscopes
- Reducing unnecessary repairs
- Determining baseline image specifications of new endoscopes
- Tracking scope image quality as a function of time for preventive maintenance
Specifications:
- Endoscope Shaft Diameter: 2-16mm
- Endoscope Length: 60-450mm
- Field of View: 50-140 degrees
- Direction of View: 0-70 degrees
ENDOSCOPE TYPES THAT CAN BE TESTED
- Rigid endoscopes (laparoscopes, arthroscopes, etc.)
- Flexible fiberoptic endoscopes
- Video endoscopes (with VCR/NTSC output)
AVAILABLE MEASUREMENTS
- MTF (image sharpness)
- Image optics transmission and uniformity
- Coloration
- Distortion
- Real and apparent field of view
- Direction of view
Videos
- Measurement Setup with EndoBench
- Measuring Endoscope Field of View with EndoBench
- Measuring Endoscope Image Sharpness with EndoBench
- Measuring Endoscope Brightness with EndoBench
- Measuring Endoscope Distortion with EndoBench
Contact us for further information and pricing:
Lighthouse Imaging Corporation
477 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
T: 207.253.5350
F: 207.253.5603