Ib qho endoscope yog ib yam khoom siv kho mob siv los soj ntsuam cov kab noj hniav sab hauv lossis cov nqaij mos ntawm tib neeg lub cev. Nws cov yam ntxwv tseem ceeb muaj xws li:
Direct visualization: Endoscopes tso cai saib ncaj qha ntawm cov kab noj hniav los yog cov ntaub so ntswg, muab kev pom kev pom tseeb thiab pab kws kho mob hauv kev kuaj mob kom raug.
Tsawg invasive: Kev kuaj mob endoscopic lossis kev phais muaj qhov zoo xws li kev raug mob me me thiab rov qab sai, txo cov neeg mob tsis xis nyob thiab teeb meem.
Multifunctionality: Endoscopes muaj ntau yam haujlwm, suav nrog kev kuaj mob, kev kho mob, thiab kev kho mob ntxiv.
Lub endoscope muaj lub cev, kho qhov muag, lub teeb qhov system, kis tau tus mob, thiab kev ua haujlwm. Lub cev yog ib tug nruj tubular qauv uas muaj lub kho qhov muag system, lub teeb qhov system, thiab kis tau tus mob system. Lub tshuab kho qhov muag xa cov duab los ntawm kab noj hniav mus rau tus neeg soj ntsuam lossis saib xyuas. Lub teeb qhov system muab illumination rau lub optical system. Cov kab ke sib kis tau xa cov teeb liab tsim los ntawm qhov kho qhov muag lossis kev ua haujlwm rau cov neeg soj ntsuam lossis saib xyuas. Lub operating system tswj kev ua haujlwm ntawm endoscope.
