Colposcope For Sale

Where colposcope are Used?

When equipping a gynecology office or a prenatal clinic, you will definitely face the issue of choosing a perfect colposcope. This instrument is actively used for exams and diagnosing of many gynecological disorders.

Types of colposcope

The operating principle of this device is defined by the peculiarities of its construction. A colposcope, if chosen right, enlarges the organs under study, allowing the physician to diagnose more accurately. The quality of optical instruments and the right focusing of light are very important here. The main parts of a colposcope include:

1. Binocular optical component. It serves to provide a 3D image. The high-quality of this detail allows determining the stage of the disease accurately. Often it is complemented with a diopter scale. As a rule, a 3-step magnification changer is used.
2. Illuminator. Tungsten, halogen or xenon units can be used as light sources. A halogen lamp is the most cost-effective variant. When purchasing a colposcopy equipment, pay special attention to the power of the illuminator, as the quality of light will depend on it.
3. Changeable eyepieces. They allow magnifying the areas under study several times.
4. Stand. On the market, models on vertical (straight) posts and analogues with hinged stands are presented. The latter is considered to be more convenient as it can be positioned as comfortably as possible, regardless of how the gynecological examination chair is mounted.
5. Cameras. Using them, doctors can obtain photograms, allowing them to study the condition of the epithelium more thoroughly.

Important Specifications

In order to select a suitable piece of equipment, we recommend taking into consideration several functional specifications:

1. Quality of optical components (eyepieces and objective lenses). They have to comply with the high standards of optical uniformity, and have no or low quantity of bubbles.
2. Constructional peculiarities of optical system axis interference. You have to pay special attention to colposcopes that have complex construction. They have to reduce chromatization of the light flux, i.e. block multicolored circles from appearing in the doctor’s view. Crystal materials, used in apochromatic lenses, can perform this task.
3. Construction of optical heads. It has to be complex, in order to provide high definition, three-dimensionality, field-of-vision width, detailed calculation and depth of field of obtained images.
4. Optical zoom specifications. The device has to provide sufficient magnification of objects under study.
5. Light source power. If you choose to use a LED illuminator, 10 W will be enough. When purchasing a colposcopy machine with a halogen illuminator, the power has to be no less than 100-150 W.

How Much Does colposcope cost?

The prices of some instruments can be as low as 250 USD or less, while the newest, high-tier systems may cost as much as 12000 USD.
Well-known brands of colposcope in the United States are Edan, Karl Kaps and Seiler. Outside of the US, top-selling brands are Bovie and Zeiss. 
Besides, one should understand that new and demo machines will cost more than refurbished or used ones. 
What is the difference? New machines have never been used. They have the manufacturer’s warranty. Demo machines are, as a rule, exhibition models. They have not been used in clinical practice but they have been often presented at exhibitions. As a result, the colposcope price is lower. Refurbished machines are used machines that have undergone improvements (refurbishment can be done at the manufacturer’s facilities or in private repair shops)

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