I-Corps: Telehealth nasoendoscope for remote diagnosis and therapy of ear, nose, and throat disorders

I-Corps：远程医疗鼻内窥镜，用于远程诊断和治疗耳鼻喉疾病

• 批准号: 2133585
• 负责人: Lambertus Hesselink
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Stanford University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-01 至 2022-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2133585&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Telehealth; nasoendoscope; remote; diagnosis

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a lower-cost, improved performance nasoendoscope (nasal endoscope) system for diagnosis of ear, nose and throat conditions. There are three main types of endoscopes: rigid optical, fiberscope, and video-endoscope. Those which are cost effective for widespread use tend to lack adequate performance specifications and features. Presently, nasoendoscopes are often too cumbersome during the procedure and the documentation of results is time-consuming. Additionally, current nasoendoscopes are difficult and costly to disinfect. The proposed devise is user-friendly device and can help qualified medical personnel conduct diagnostic examinations of the nasal cavity and reach high-quality diagnoses more quickly. This proposed project explores implementation and commercialization opportunities in Otolaryngology markets as well as Sleep Medicine, Speech and Language Pathology, and veterinary markets. The innovation can have significant impact on patient care and safety, as well as reductions in long-term care costs and medical waste.This I-Corps project develops a nasoendoscope utilizing Universal Serial Bus (USB) to power and stream video. The device is used by qualified medical personnel to visualize areas within the nasal cavity for diagnosis, tracking, and therapeutic biofeedback purposes. The novel nasoendoscope system includes software that allows the user to power the device, view, and share the video through a single cable, greatly simplifying the procedure and subsequent documentation. The design allows for real-time sharing of the procedure and seamless integration into a clinic's workflow. Previous progress on this project has focused on the theoretical development and experimental verification of the electrical design. This effort will be used to refine understanding of product-market fit and will further inform the development path and specification focus.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发较低成本，改善的性能鼻腔内镜（鼻腔内窥镜）系统，用于诊断耳朵，鼻子和喉咙疾病。内窥镜有三种主要类型：刚性光学，纤维镜和视频内镜。那些对广泛使用的成本效益的人倾向于缺乏足够的性能规格和功能。目前，鼻腔内镜在手术过程中通常太麻烦了，结果的记录是耗时的。此外，当前的鼻腔内镜很难消毒。拟议的设计是用户友好的设备，可以帮助合格的医务人员对鼻腔进行诊断检查，并更快地进行高质量诊断。该拟议的项目探讨了耳鼻喉科市场以及睡眠医学，言语和语言病理以及兽医市场的实施和商业化机会。这项创新可能会对患者护理和安全性产生重大影响，以及降低长期护理成本和医疗废物的影响。该I-Corps项目使用通用串行总线（USB）开发出鼻孔内镜（USB）来供电和流式视频。合格的医务人员使用该设备可视化鼻腔内的区域，以诊断，跟踪和治疗性生物反馈目的。新颖的鼻腔内镜系统包括允许用户通过单个电缆为设备，查看和共享视频的软件，从而大大简化了过程和后续文档。该设计允许实时共享该过程，并无缝集成到诊所的工作流程中。该项目的先前进展集中在电气设计的理论发展和实验验证上。这项努力将用于完善对产品市场拟合的理解，并将进一步为开发路径和规范重点提供信息。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估评估标准来通过评估来支持的。