Development of anti-fouling endoscope tip hood for gastrointestinal endoscopy

Abstract The contamination of the endoscope tip lens results in poor endoscopic imaging. To prevent the adsorption of contaminants, we applied a soft contact lens made of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate hydrogel to the tip of a gastrointestinal endoscope. Additionally, a novel endoscopic hood with an up...

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Main Authors: Yusaku Shimamoto, Yoshinori Morita, Toru Matsunaga, Shiori Hino, Takao Sato, Madoka Takao, Yuzo Kodama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92118-1
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