METHOD OF DETECTING PATHOLOGY OF RESPIRATORY ORGANS AND BRONCHOSCOPE FOR METHOD REALISATION Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A61B1/267 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method of detecting pathology of respiratory organs includes the visual examination of the tracheobronchial tree with the application of an optic system of a bronchoscope. The bronchoscope is introduced into the tracheobronchial system, with the control of the introduction depth, position of the bronchoscope is changed and listening to acoustic phenomena in real time at different levels of the tracheobronchial tree is realised. For this purpose used is an acoustic sensor, installed in a detachable way in the instrumental channel of the bronchoscope and made in the form of a microphone and connected to means for registration, recording and analysis. Zones of the tracheobronchial tree are simultaneously subjected to visual examination. A zone of the tracheobronchial tree affection is determined by data of visual examination and the form and intensity of the acoustic phenomena. The bronchoscope includes an elongated tube with the instrumental channel for the installation of detachable surgical instruments and an optic channel for the detachable optic system and the acoustic sensor, installed in a detachable way in the instrumental channel.

EFFECT: increased accuracy of pathology detection in real time.

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