New ENT videoscope solution

HAMBURG, Germany – PENTAX Medical’s new VIVIDEO system, an advanced ENT videoscope solution, has been launched in the European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) Markets. This endoscopy system consists of a video processor and video naso-pharyngo-laryngoscope (CP-1000 and VNL9-CP).

The new VIVIDEO solution brings to market a high quality and affordable High-Definition (HD) video naso-pharyngo-laryngoscope, allowing fiber endoscopy users to affordably transition their practice to video endoscopy. This new easy-to-use technology delivers superior performance and image quality to enhance diagnostic yield and improve patient care. Its integrated HD video recording will capture and document clinical findings for documentation and comparison.

By providing rapid diagnosis through effective and high quality examinations, patient uncertainty is reduced and earlier treatment if required. Maximum patient comfort is also ensured due to the extremely small diameter insertion tube of just 3mm. 

Furthermore, its unique insertion tube flexibility and ergonomic, lightweight handle enables smooth and convenient procedures for improved work flow, enabling increased patient throughput and outstanding price-performance.

Commenting on the image quality of VIVIDEO, Dr. Guido Van Den Broek, from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, said: “Compared to fiber scopes, the image and illumination is a different world.” 

Gary R. Wood BSc from London, UK, added his first experiences toward patient comfort: “I had a patient who said: ‘It is the first time I have been scoped and never felt it.’”

The new solution was officially launched in Augsburg, Germany, before an exclusive invited audience of ENT physicians from EMEA who were the first to view and experience the new videoscope.