0 Degree Scope
Lens · Rigid Endoscope · 10-mm 0-Degree Endoscope
A rigid stainless-steel telescope with a straight-ahead (0 degree) view. Inside is a chain of glass lenses with light fibers around them. A light post near the eyepiece takes the light cord, and the eyepiece fits the camera coupler.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Enables direct visualization of anatomical structures through natural orifices or small incisions during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Lengths and variants
Diameter depends on the job: 10 mm and 5 mm laparoscopes are common, and 4 mm or smaller scopes are used in the sinusSY-nusA hollow space in the body, most often one of the air-filled spaces in the skull bones around the nose.Full entry . 0 degrees is one of several viewing angles (0, 30, 45, 70).
What experienced techs know
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- After the case
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4 sources
- Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Chapter 4 (Laparoscopic Instruments), p. 145-147
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 20 (Minimally Invasive Surgery), p. 437-438
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 26 (Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx), p. 685
- IAHCSMM. Central Service Technical Manual. 8th ed. Chapter 11 (Complex Surgical Instruments), p. 214-216
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