Design and Usability of an Open-Source, Low-Cost Flexible Laryngoscope for Resource-Limited Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Endoscopes are paramount to the practice of otolaryngology. To provide physicians in low-middle-income countries with adequate tools to treat otolaryngologic problems, it is necessary to create a low-cost sustainable option.

Objective

To describe the design and usability of an open-source, low-cost flexible laryngoscope that addresses the lack of affordable and accessible methods for otolaryngologic visualization in resource-limited settings.

Design, setting, and participants

This quality improvement study used a mixed-methods approach, including a technical description of device design as well as quantitative and qualitative survey evaluation of device usability. Engineering involved device design, sourcing or manufacturing individual components, fabricati

SUBMITTER: Srinivasan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921344 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature