Development of a Modular Fluorescent Pocket Colposcope for Cervical Cancer Screening

Details

12:00 - 14:00 | Tue 7 Nov | Auditorium Foyer, E1/E2, Upper Atrium Space | TPO.28

Session: Lunch, Posters and POC Technologies Demonstrations – Session II

Abstract

We have developed a novel, low cost point of care digital colposcope (Pocket Colposcope) with modular fluorescent imaging capability. The Pocket Colposcope is shaped like a tampon and can be inserted and positioned such that it is 5-50 mm away from the cervix, obviating the need for high-end optics and high-resolution cameras used in state of the art colposcopes, which require a working distance of 300 mm. Fluorescent imaging ability is achieved with a removable probe tip cap containing a concentric illumination ring with blue and ultraviolet excitation LEDs, a bandpass emission filter tuned for FITC tagged fluorophores, and is cross-polarized to minimize specular reflection