VAGINAL SPECULUM INCLUDING A SYSTEM AND A SPECIFIC METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING LESIONS CAUSED BY THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS IN THE FEMALE GENITAL TRACT.

摘要

The high incidence of cases of cervical-uterine cancer reflects the lack of mass detection programmes and of low-cost medical methods and equipment that facilitate early detection of the disease even among the most remote populations. The invention relates to a very-low-cost novel diagnostic speculoscopy system for the detection of lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) in the female genital tract. Said device weighs barely 200 grams. The novel invention combines a vaginal speculum with a fluorescence system specific to the marker of lesions caused by HPV. Said system contains a nitrogen gallium light-emitting diode (LED) that emits the blue light required to excite the marker in the diseased epithelium, the image of the lesions being observed with a yellow barrier filter. The electricity supply source used to power the illuminator is a long-life rechargeable battery, which enables the device to be used anywhere in the world.