360 DEGREE SINUSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED FORWARD VIEW

鼻内窥镜成像是鼻窦手术和临床鼻窦评估的重要依据。拟议的工作旨在通过开发具有综合正视功能的360度正弦仪来显著增强正弦复制的查看能力。创新的内窥镜设计将结合前视和360度全景图与现有的内窥镜成像技术。其目标是提供一个扩大的视野，以消除范围旋转的需要，以及为了改善视野而在有角度的尖端范围之间进行程序内范围交换。拟议的工作是在更大范围内实施的监视和管道检查应用的设计的延伸。第一阶段的工作将受益于奥尔巴尼医学院耳鼻喉科同事的持续反馈和咨询。第二阶段的长期目标包括与内窥镜制造商合作，利用360度全景成像技术和现有的内窥镜设计，基于第一阶段原型所展示的可行性，开发完全集成的正弦镜。360度全景和前视设计足够灵活，最终适用于任何直径的所有医疗内窥镜应用。拟议的商业应用：具有集成前视功能的360度正弦内窥镜的开发将显著提高鼻窦外科医生仅使用一个内窥镜的观察能力。一旦完全开发，360度内窥镜的概念可以应用于所有医用内窥镜应用。

Endoscopic imaging is heavily relied upon for both sinus surgery and clinical sinus evaluation. The proposed effort aims at significantly enhancing the viewing capabilities of sinuscopy by developing a 360 degree sinuscope with integrated forward viewing. The innovative scope design will combine a forward view and a 360 degree panoramic view with existing endoscope imaging technology. The goal is to provide an extended field of view that would eliminate the need for scope rotation, and intraprocedural scope exchange between angled tip scopes in order to improve fields of view. The proposed work is an extension of a design implemented on a larger scale for surveillance and pipe inspection applications. The Phase I effort will benefit from the continuous feedback and consultation from associates at Albany Medical College's Division of Otolaryngology. Long term Phase II goals include partnership with an endoscope manufacturer to leverage the 360 degree panoramic imaging technology with existing endoscope designs to develop a fully integrated sinuscope based on the feasibility demonstrated with the Phase I prototype. The 360 degree panoramic and forward viewing design is flexible enough to ultimately be applied to all medical endoscopy applications at any diameter. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The development of the 360 degree sinuscope with integrated forward viewing will significantly increase the viewing capabilities using only a single scope for a sinus surgeon. Once fully developed, the 360 degree endoscope concept can be applied to all medical endoscope applications.