Development of a low-cost video otoscope, using 3D printing and visualization in smartphone
Video Otoscopy; Video Camera; Printing 3d; Covid 19; Telemedicine
At the end of 2019, in the city of Wuhan-China, the new Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) was discovered, causing within a few days after a global pandemic that continues to this day. Due to the virus developing in the airways, a concern with aerosols become constant, with the population and health professionals taking hygiene and protection measures. Thus, health professionals who come into contact with the upper airways, such as those present in Basic Health Units and Otorhinolaryngology departments are susceptible to high power of contamination. This concern led to the more frequent use of telemedicine. Thus, with the greatest distance from aerosols, with the use of telemedicine, it is proposed to develop a Low Cost Video Otoscope, which uses a boroscope-type camera, with visualization of images via smartphone and body on a 3D printer. The project will be carried out in 5 phases: Bibliographic review, Elaboration of the Device Project, Prototyping, Tests on Simulator Manikin and Production of the Definitive Model. The expectation is that the project will generate a patent and be disseminated to several Basic Health Units and Health Care Establishments