Iranian Researchers Introduce New Innovative Solution to Reduce Risk, Pain During Endoscopy

“The product that our team has presented is a CO2 gas blower system that is used in the endoscopic process,” Ali Mohaddes Deylami said in an interview with Iranian media.

“During colonoscopy, to examine the colon, the doctor inserts a tube into the body through the mouth or anus to examine the digestive tract, esophagus or stomach and the intestines,” Deylami added. 

“Since our digestive system is intertwined and placed on top of each other, the doctor must inject air into the body in order to see the desired area by opening the wrinkles of the digestive system and for the tube to move inside the body,” he went on to say. 

The executive director of the project to develop the new painless product, added that CO2 gas is used instead of air in thier device; because the gas can be absorbed more than 150 times more than air.

He pointed to the reduction in pain and risk during endoscopy as one of the advantages of using CO2 gas in place of air, adding, “Also, reducing the risk of bile duct rupture and air entering the abdominal area is another advantage of this device.”

The researcher further said that they have used reverse engineering in designing and manufacturing of their product, adding that in comparison with the foreign-made and imported similar products, they have added some more applications to their device.

“Among the things that have been added to this device, gas consumption in foreign models is 3 times higher than that of devices made inside the country, and also the price of our device is one third of the foreign models,” he said.

He noted that their device is going through clinical phase to obtain the required permission for its mass production.

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