Pentax launches HD video processor for GI endoscopic imaging

Pentax Medical has launched the Defina GI EPK-3000, a high definition video processor for endoscopic imaging of the GI tract, in European, Middle Eastern and African markets, according to a press release.

“The HD images generated by the Defina GI define a new standard in video endoscopy for advanced examinations due to the introduction of our proprietary technologies, such as super resolution technology and D-range expansion,” Rainer Burkard, president EMEA of Pentax Medical, said in the press release. “The illumination and image quality, that the new processor cost effectively delivers, outshines standard definition imaging to provide greater depth and boost far field visualization for enhanced diagnostics.”

The new system pairs advanced high definition imaging with i-scan image processing for cost-effective, high-quality imaging that provides faster detection and easier demarcation and characterization lesions, according to the press release. It has a compact, lightweight, ergonomic design, the i-scan buttons are on a user friendly control panel, and a freeze scan function captures still images during a procedure. Dynamic range expansion also provides enhanced far field illumination to brighten darker areas, which is helpful when viewing distal tissue or when a proximal view is not possible.

“The image is much brighter and clearer with less background noise and excessive light,” Carsten Pachmann, MD, an internist in Hamburg, Germany, said in the press release. “Once you get used to the high definition image it would be very difficult to work with standard definition imaging again. I see the i-scan function and HD image as the key benefit of the new processor.”

The new system will be available in all EMEA markets except for the U.K. and Syria, according to the press release.

Disclosures: Burkard is employed by Pentax Medical. Healio Gastroenterology was unable to confirm Pachmann’s relevant financial disclosures at the time of publication.