Features of the VENDOTECH EDL (Equine Dynamic Laryngoscope)

Endoscope head control mounted on a U- sliding rail on the horse´s head so that it can be moved axially: This allows an exact position of the endoscope on the horse head to be set, which does not change even during heavy movements of the horse´s head. The endoscope is easily axially movable and is slightly fixed in position by magnets. When the ideal distance is reached, the position of the endoscope needs to be fixed mechanically by securing the black screw.

The endoscope shaft is rigid and pre-shaped. Only the last distal 10 cm are flexible to allow positioning of the endoscope head in Up/Down and Left/Right direction. This means that the shaft does not have to be bent to a tight radius each time, but remains stable in its shape – the shaft can therefore not be deformed or damaged even during many uses; it cannot be kinked and cause nose bleeding when removed.
The endoscope shaft can be rotated radially by 30° – so, it can be adjusted to the nostril as needed.

The EDL does not require a working channel and therefore does not need to be inserted in liquid disinfectant.
There is only one water channel in which the water for lens cleaning flows in one direction; that means, always from proximal to distal and so the penetration of unwanted germs into the water channel is impossible.
The endoscope is not submersible. Normal wipe disinfection with liquid disinfectant before starting the Laryngoscopy is sufficient.

The EDL has 3 LED´s in the head – this is sufficient for illumination and allows a very simple mounting of the EDL on the horse´s head, therefore is an external light source is not required.

The power consumption is correspondingly low  and allows a 100% wireless application. Therefore, at least 3 Laryngoscopies are possible with one battery charge.

The maximum short endoscope shaft of the EDL results in short control cables for head movement. The longer the control cables, the greater the risk of a cable defect and the greater the tensile force that must be applied to the control cables. A well-known problem at other brands.

Automatic rinsing system for lens cleaning: The EDL features a worldwide unique automatic rinsing system- but also manually triggerable. In a water reservoir, such as a syringe, the rinsing fluid is manually compressed to be used during laryngoscopy. This results in a high water pressure that allows a hard and very short water jet sufficient to clean the endoscope lens. The interval time can be set from 1-5 minutes and the flushing time is fixed at 0.2sec. This automatic rinsing system with the described features is a worldwide novelty and – of course- patent pending.

The processor control unit is housed in a separate, small case which is mounted on the Adjustable belt and the Shabrack. The controller also includes a 5” monitor for position control and a 5.8GHz transmitter for a few hundred meters range in visible-open terrain. Position control and adjustment of de endoscope during laryngoscopy is possible but normally not necessary.

The video recording system saves to an SD card in SD standard format.

Charging the battery: Via USB-C interface/ USB power adapter