Catheter Inspections using Small Diameter Borescopes
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Catheter Inspection with Small Diameter Borescopes
A catheter is a flexible tube used in medical applications. Catheter lumens—the inner tubes or channels—must be visually inspected to ensure they are free of blockages, damage, or contamination. This inspection is essential to maintain clean and sterile equipment for the safety of medical patients. Small-diameter borescopes with high-quality imaging capabilities are required for this type of inspection. The flexible insertion tube provides the maneuverability needed to navigate through the catheter. These borescopes are fully illuminated and allow users to record pictures and videos digitally with the simple press of a button on the handle. There are different types of catheter inspection borescope probes that offer flexibility from straight and rigid to flexible. Traditionally, inspection scopes were fully optical while modern scopes offer digital technology for vieiwing through built-in monitors or external screens such as computers. These allow documentation of the inspection through recording photos and videos. Below are examples of video borescopes (specifically the Vividia NP-0 Series Borescopes) featuring small-diameter probe camera heads and insertion tubes suitable for catheter lumen inspections, along with images and videos demonstrating the quality of visuals that can be viewed and captured. |
Video and Photo Examples of Catheter Inspections using the NP-0 Series Borescopes
2.6mm Outer Diamater, 2mm Inner Diameter Catheter with Vividia NP-0-1411 (Photo/Video)
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Video of 2.6mm Outer Diameter, 2mm Inner Diameter 2mm Catheter using the Vividia NP-0-1411 Borescope
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Video of inserting the Vividia NP-0-1411 into a 2.6mm OD, 2mm ID catheter
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5mm Outer Diameter, 3.5mm Inner Diameter Catheter with Vividia NP-0-2011 (Photo/Video)
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Video of 5mm Outer Diameter, 3.5 Inner Diameter Catheter using the Vividia NP-0-2011 Borescope
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Outer Layer of 5mm Outer Diameter, 3.5mm Inner Diameter Catheter
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2mm Outer Diameter Catheter with Vividia NP-0-09510 Video and Photo Samples
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Video of Inside a 2mm Catheter taken with the
Vividia NP-0-09510 Borescope |
Photo representation of catheter components (Boston Scientific) https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/home.html
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