Success stories from the life science industry
Safe endoscopy starts with the SNAP, Endoscope Guide By Dr Dafydd Loughran, Concentric Health CEO
The MediWales award-winning SNAP, Endoscope Guide was designed in response to COVID-19. With the pandemic meaning only 8% of nasendoscopies were able to be carried out, there was a clear demand for a device that enabled safe endoscopy. Alongside endoscope-i, DTR Medical developed a UKmanufactured device that ensures nasendoscopies can be conducted, providing critical diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer.
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Why use the SNAP, Endoscope Guide? A risk to both ENT Clinicians and Speech & Language Therapists is that whilst carrying out nasendoscopy procedures, the healthcare professional is at significantly