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Table 13.8: Differences in endoscopic device structure.

Table 13.9: Comparison of endoscopic specifications.

Metric Optim LLC ENTity Machida ENT-2/ Olympus
no. Metric Importance Unit SD NasoView 3/4L scopes ENF-P3 BEE
1 Safety of 1 Yes/No Yes Yes Yes Yes
device
2 Small shaft 1 mm 2.7 2.2/3.2/4.2 3.6 6.0
diameter
3 Tip 2 Degrees - 300.0 260.0 152.0
deflection
4 Field of view 2 Degrees 85.0 80.0 85.0 85.0
5 Image clarity 2 Yes/No Yes Yes Yes Yes
6 Self- 1 Yes/No No No No Yes
operation
7 Working 5 mm 300 300 260 145
length

while creating BEE home-based self-administrated nasopharyngeal endoscope, we followed
through a thorough process of considering the needs and metrics. We then benchmarked
with existing comparable devices to prove the credibility of the BEE device
(Tables 13.2 13.10).