Open Access<p>Extension Mechanism of a Flexible End for Colonoscopy</p>
Author(s) -
Ibrahim F. Kadhim,
JungHun Choi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical devices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1470
DOI - 10.2147/mder.s265313
Subject(s) - colonoscopy , extension (predicate logic) , flexibility (engineering) , tube (container) , mechanism (biology) , focus (optics) , computer science , biomedical engineering , materials science , mathematics , physics , medicine , optics , composite material , colorectal cancer , statistics , cancer , quantum mechanics , programming language
The significance of the distal tip extension mechanism (DTEM) arises when the insertion tube of the colonoscope is no longer able to move further inside the colon, and when a longer insertion tube is needed. The main focus of this research is to investigate the development of a novel distal tip extension mechanism (DTEM).