Over five billion people in the world have access to mobile phones, but not to a doctor. This technology could help to detect diseases such as uterine cancer, which is the principal cause of death by cancer in women in developing countries.
How?
By detecting abnormalities in the uterine tissue quickly, economically and safely (in hospitals, clinics and mobile stations).
Mobile Colposcope
The Israeli start-up Mobile OCT has developed a low cost mobile colposcope. The mhealth tool, used to detect uterine cancer, works with:
1. A smartphone.
2. An application that uploads the images obtained and then sends them to the company portal.
3. A handle clamp, which serves to optimize the balance and light for the image taking process.
4. A lens.
Step by step
Once the application is installed, the lens should be connected to the mobile device and then to the handle clamp. The image should then be adjusted to obtain clear photographs that make it possible to perform a diagnosis.
Then, when the photograph is taken, it is saved and the images are sent to the Mobile OCT portal so that a doctor can decide if treatment is necessary.
The tool is currently being tested in six countries.
