TableĀ 1

New age endoscopes

DeviceDisposableLED/FORoboticMovement mechanismInstrument channel?
Third Eye RetroscopeNFONMY
PeerScopeNFONMY
NeoGuideNFOYMY
DDESNFONMY
EndoSamuraiNFONMY
ANUBISCOPENFONMY
IOPNFONMY
R scopeNFONMY
CathCamYLEDNMN
Aer-O-ScopeYLEDN?S (gas)N
DBENFONMY
Invendoscope (SC20)YLEDNSY
EndoticsY (probe)LEDYSN
ColonoSightY (sheath)LEDNPY
  • DBE, double balloon enteroscope; DDES, Direct Drive Endoscopic System; FO, fibre optic; IOP, incisionless operating platform; LED, light-emitting diode; M, manual; N, no; P, pneumatic; S, self-propelling; Y, yes.