Table 1 : List of commercially available fiberoptic scopes and their outer diameter and working length.
OD (mm) | Vendor | Name | Product type | Working length (cm) |
Channel (Port) |
Tip deflection up/down |
2.2 | Olympus Olympus Pentax |
Laryngoscope Rhinolaryngoscope NasopharyngoLaryngoscope |
LF-P ENF-XP FNL-7RP3 |
60 30 30 |
- - - |
120°/120° 130°/130° 130°/130° |
2.4 | Pentax | Intubation scope | FI-7P/7BS | 60 | - | 130°/130° |
2.7 | Pentax | Bronchoscope | FB-8V | 60 | + | 180°/130° |
3.0 | Pentax | Intubation scope | FI-9BS | 60 | + | 130/°130° |
3.1 | Olympus | Laryngoscope | LF-DP | 60 | + | 120°/120° |
3.4-3.5 | Pentax Pentax Pentax |
Intubation scope Bronchoscope NasopharyngoLaryngoscope |
FI-10P2/10BS FB-10V FNL-10RP3/10RBS |
60 60 30 |
+ + - |
130°/130° 180/°130° 130°/130° |
4.1-4.2 | Olympus Pentax |
Intubation/Laryngoscope Intubation scope |
LF-2/GP FI-13P/13BS |
60 60 |
+ + |
120°/120° 160°/130° |
4.9 | Pentax Pentax |
Bronchoscope NasopharyngoLaryngoscope |
FB-15V FNL-15RP3 |
60 30 |
+ - |
180°/130° 130°/130° |
5.1-5.3 | Olympus Pentax |
Laryngoscope Intubation scope |
LF-TP FI-16BS |
60 60 |
+ + |
180°/130° 160°/130° |
OD: Outer diameter