An open-access and inexpensive 3D printed otoscope for low-resource settings and health crises

Abstract Limited access to key diagnostic tools is detrimental to priority health needs of populations. Ear pain, tenderness, itching, and different degree of hearing loss are common problems which require otoscopy as first diagnostic assessment. Where an otoscope is not available because of budget...

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Autores principales:	Matteo Capobussi, Lorenzo Moja
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Maker Culture Family Medicine Otoscope Prototyping 3D printing Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/48378f0a74ec4a8795b98d3cede81d46
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:48378f0a74ec4a8795b98d3cede81d462021-11-21T12:30:49ZAn open-access and inexpensive 3D printed otoscope for low-resource settings and health crises10.1186/s41205-021-00127-32365-6271https://doaj.org/article/48378f0a74ec4a8795b98d3cede81d462021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41205-021-00127-3https://doaj.org/toc/2365-6271Abstract Limited access to key diagnostic tools is detrimental to priority health needs of populations. Ear pain, tenderness, itching, and different degree of hearing loss are common problems which require otoscopy as first diagnostic assessment. Where an otoscope is not available because of budget constraints, a self-fabricated low-cost otoscope might represent a feasible opportunity. In this paper, we share the design and construction process of an open-source, 3D printed, otoscope. The prototype was compared to a commercial solution, demonstrating similar overall quality between the instruments.Matteo CapobussiLorenzo MojaBMCarticleMaker CultureFamily MedicineOtoscopePrototyping3D printingMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920EN3D Printing in Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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description	Abstract Limited access to key diagnostic tools is detrimental to priority health needs of populations. Ear pain, tenderness, itching, and different degree of hearing loss are common problems which require otoscopy as first diagnostic assessment. Where an otoscope is not available because of budget constraints, a self-fabricated low-cost otoscope might represent a feasible opportunity. In this paper, we share the design and construction process of an open-source, 3D printed, otoscope. The prototype was compared to a commercial solution, demonstrating similar overall quality between the instruments.
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title	An open-access and inexpensive 3D printed otoscope for low-resource settings and health crises
title_short	An open-access and inexpensive 3D printed otoscope for low-resource settings and health crises
title_full	An open-access and inexpensive 3D printed otoscope for low-resource settings and health crises
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title_full_unstemmed	An open-access and inexpensive 3D printed otoscope for low-resource settings and health crises
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An open-access and inexpensive 3D printed otoscope for low-resource settings and health crises

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