BWI: Riester Introduces New E.N.T. Endoscopes to the Indian Market

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Riester
Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:00 AM IST (05:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Technology; Healthcare
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Riester Introduces New E.N.T. Endoscopes to the Indian Market
Range Includes Sinuscopes, Otoscopes, Camera and Image Processing Systems

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, December 01, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- German diagnostic instrument specialist Riester has launched a new range of rigid and flexible ENT (ear, nose and throat) endoscopes and accompanying accessories to the Indian market. The products were designed to meet the demands of ENT specialists and include sinuscopes, otoscopes, naso-pharyngoscopes, light sources and a camera and image processing system.

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Endoscope range

Sinuscopes are available in 2.7mm and 4.0mm diameter and feature high performance fibre optics to enable high resolution images that are HD ready. Options include 0° or 30° viewing direction with a standard or wide viewing angle. Xenon or LED illumination ensures excellent image clarity for improved examination.

The otoscopes for ear diagnosis also feature high performance optics and xenon or LED illumination, and their small dimensions ensure ease of use and patient comfort. The otoscopes are available with a 2.7mm diameter, 0° viewing direction and a wide angle view.

Flexible naso-pharyngoscopes have also been developed with high precision mechanical components in a sturdy casing. Fibre optic bundles facilitate high quality images at 10 mega pixels. Their working length is 300mm with a bendable distal end of 25mm and a viewing angle of 90°.

The standard laryngo-pharyngoscope has significant depth of focus and panoramic view whereas the tele-laryngo-pharyngoscope offers two different magnifications, a panoramic and detailed view, and an additional integrated air channel to avoid condensation.

Alternative handles for the endoscopes are available with lithium-ion and lithium batteries, making the instruments fully portable. Combining a long lasting lithium-ion battery with energy efficient LED technology, it offers sustained high-power performance and significant cost savings.

Camera System

The ri-cam is a compact, user friendly 1CCD camera with integrated electronics that produces excellent image quality. The ergonomic head and TV adapter have been designed to be used with sterile sheaths and gloves. Image data is transferred to the ri-capture smartbox that can be connected to a pc to process the image. Used in conjunction with the ri-view software, images can be seen live and stored as single images. The ri-cam, ri-capture and ri-view together create an all-in one digital image processing system and ENT specialists have the choice of either viewing images via a video monitor or laptop.

About Riester

Riester (www.riester.de) is a German company that engineers and manufactures diagnostic instruments for general practitioners, hospitals, clinics and even the home. Its major product lines include sphygmomanometers, E.N.T. and ophthalmic instruments, stethoscopes, laryngoscopes and examination lamps. Founded by Rudolf Riester in 1948, the company has 60 years of experience in developing products that embody the high quality and precision of German engineering. Riester is a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. Halma is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$780m (2008). Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction, transport and healthcare.

Halma recently opened a Hub office in Mumbai. For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/.


CONTACT DETAILS
Damian Corbet, Halma Public Relations, +44 (0)20 85111821, dcorbet@halmapr.com
N. S. Govardhan, Regional Sales Manager, South East Asia, Gulf & India, Riester, +91 044 26181407, govardhan@riester.de
Kuniyur. J. Srinivasan, Country Head & Managing Director, Halma India, +91 022 42000700, Srini@halma.com

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