MobileOptx, a medical device spin-out of Pennsylvania University, is commercialising a smartphone camera adapter which turns the mobile phone into an endoscopic device. The adapter is able to feed back high-quality photos and videos.
MobileOptx’s technology, which is currently patent-pending, lets otolaryngologists keep patient records in the app. The endoscope is fitted onto the smartphone camera and held in place by a dedicated phone case, which can be left on even if the endoscope is not attached.
The company is working towards expanding its range of supported smartphones.
The company’s technology is based on research by Natasha Mirza and Jason Brant of the Department of Otolaryngology, part of the university’s Medical School. The commercialisation process was handled by Penn Center for Innovation, the university’s technology transfer office.
