Rigid and flexible surgical scopes | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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The move towards minimally invasive surgical procedure has brought about a host of different of diagnosing and treating many conditions using scopes. 

There are 2 main types of surgical scopes:

Direct visualisation of a diseased area inside the body can be achieved by using a telescope or tube passed through a natural orifice or through a small incision in the skin. This may be rigid employing a series of lenses, or flexible employing optic fibres to convey the illuminating light, and to convey the image to the eyepiece.

The endoscope is often fitted with one or more extra channels through which operating instruments may be passed such as electrosurgery probes, or manipulating, grasping or crushing forceps. These channels may also be use...