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  • OLYMPUS CH-S190-08-LB IS A NEW CAMERA HEAD FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL MEASURES IN UROLOGY

OLYMPUS CH-S190-08-LB IS A NEW CAMERA HEAD FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL MEASURES IN UROLOGY

As of today, endoscopic urologic surgery is the foundation of minimally invasive surgery. Low injury rate, low postsurgical complications, and quick postoperative recovery (which is important from an economic point of view) are the main advantages of this surgery trend. Manufacturers are constantly improving technical specifications of devices to provide surgeons with the possibility of conducting quality endoscopic surgeries.

Taking urologists’ feedback into account, the Olympus Company has developed the CH-S190-08-LB surgical camera head. When urologists use this camera design, they receive high-quality images, high maneuvering capabilities and extremely low camera weight, which makes conducting the surgery considerably easier and significantly reduces the surgery time. The camera weighs only 65 grams. HD images and narrow-band imaging (NBI) technologies provide 20% ​​better illumination compared to other cameras, thus increasing the probability of detecting malignant neoplasms at the early stages. Besides, the camera is complete with a new NBI technology (vascular pattern imaging gaining mode) for a more radical treatment of bladder cancer and benign neoplasms.

Olympus CH-S190-08-LB camera technical specifications as declared by the manufacturer are as follows:

Size                    

Camera head                         

ø 26 × 83 mm

 

Cable

ø 3.3 mm × 3.5 mm

 

Weight

65 g (head)

20 g (separated part)

 

Maximum comfort and image quality can be obtained when utilizing the camera with VISERA ELITE - OTV-S190 image processor and VISERA ELITE - CLV-S190 light source, being the component parts of the VISERA ELITE endoscopic system.

Olympus CH-S190-08-LB camera design possesses a lot of advantages, and yet it has one major drawback – the high price. The price of this urologic surgery equipment ranges from $8,000 to $10,000 on the market, which is a certain obstacle to this camera design’s widespread acceptance.

Roman Vernyk, urologist, BiMedis Company