#FOIL Wifi Video Laryngoscope concept

#FOIL Mk3 in pre production packaging pic.twitter.com/ypHyRezuBv

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 5, 2016

hi folks! Continuing on in my project to test and develop a cheap but effective Wifi Video layrngoscope using your smartphone as the viewer, here are the latest images and videos of my testing and production!

This round of testing, I have moved the Wifi camera closer to tip of blade ( which was worst performance!) then moved it back closer to light source. I also found mounting it on a cut down syringe plunger from a 1ml syringe works best with clear sticky tape!

A cut down plunger from a1 ml syringe is used to mount the wifi camera . Clear sticky tape works fine #FOIL pic.twitter.com/j8hUYNnPpe

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 6, 2016

I also tested it on a different disposable laryngoscope, the Truphatek Trulite and found this to work better as its got a lower profile Macintosh blade than the Timesco Europa.

Two disposable laryngoscopes for #FOIL . Truphatek Trulite on left ; Timesco Europa on right with #FOIL module pic.twitter.com/v9FGTvISm5

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 6, 2016

 

#FOIL performance test : grade 4 DL view but VL view as shown pic.twitter.com/LLGkP3WLsI

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 6, 2016

 

#FOIL camera moved to nearly end of blade tip . Made VL view/passing tube worse! pic.twitter.com/CiytO1ue3c

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 6, 2016

 

#FOIL Mk5 testing . Much better handling and tube passage as low profile blade on Trulite .Bougie in Dgrip @jducanto pic.twitter.com/17Jienm57U

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 6, 2016

 

The Truphatek Trulite is my favourite DL and it’s now my favourite base to develop the #FOIL wifi VL modular system pic.twitter.com/PvM7Lak9le

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 7, 2016

 

#FOIL hand grip on handle isn’t too bad given lithium battery pack pic.twitter.com/HDxskZzg62

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 7, 2016

 

And yes it’s all wireless ! Free iPhone app viewer with recording #FOIL #MkV $42 approx cost to build +smartphone pic.twitter.com/OqYjU5UWSS

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 7, 2016

 

The #FOIL app to view the VL is android &ioS ! And it’s free! #FOAMEd pic.twitter.com/wpFX4GwqnC

— Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) May 7, 2016

 

Conclusions so far:
I have proven that its clearly feasible to build an effective wireless video laryngoscope using your smartphone as the viewer screen , for under $50! Currently its ideal application is as a VL technique trainer for mannikin skills practice. Obviously more work needs to be done to get the concept into a licensed health device for actual human clinical application, but thats not rocket science complexity.