Stroboscopy Systems
KayPentax

F-J Electronics holds the Danish soleagency of instrumentation from KayPentax, Jew Jersey, USA.
KayPentax has produced instrumentation for speech analysis the last 40 years, stroboscopes the last 20 years and digital videorecording systems for more than 10 years. The firm is well-known for their reliable and high-quality products and for having an excellent customer service.
KayPentax's stroboscopes, endoscopes and digital video recording systems are easy to handle and have the best picture quality available.

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Digital Video Recording System, Model 9295

KayPentax’s Digital Strobe, an innovative, digital video endoscopy/stroboscopy system, sets a new benchmark for image quality and convenience for endoscopy and stroboscopy examination recordings. Patient exams are recorded directly to the computer storage media. Image quality is breathtaking with equivalence to professional broadcast standards. It is superior to previous generation recording technology based on SVHS videotape recorders. Digitizing the video examination also brings many convenient benefits. For example, any examination can be located and viewed in seconds because there is no need to rewind or fast forward to the start of an examination. And unlike videotape, the recorded images never degrade. Comparing exams is also easy and direct because two exams can be loaded and played side by side.
Digital Video Recording System, Model 9300

KayPentax’s new Digital Video Recording System (DVRS) sets a new benchmark for image quality and convenience for recording endoscopic, fluoroscopic, endosonographic, and other procedures. Patient exams are recorded directly to computer storage media. Image quality is breathtaking and is superior to previous generation recording technology based on VHS or SVHS videotape recorders. Digitizing the video examination also brings many convenient benefits. For example, any examination can be located and viewed in seconds because there is no need to rewind or fast forward to the start of an examination. Comparing exams is also easy and direct because two exams can be loaded and played side by side.

Digital strobe, Model 9700

The High-Speed Video System, Model 9700, available as an option for the Digital Strobe or as a standalone system, captures video at a rate of 2000 frames per second of laryngeal vibration. High-Speed Video (HSV) allows examiners to see voicing start-up and stopping, aperiodic vibrations, very short voicing segments, and spasms. HSV captures video at frame rates much faster than standard video (i.e., 2000 frames/sec vs. 25-30 frames/sec) by using a specially designed, multi-port, super-sensitive camera. By capturing images much faster than the vibration rate of the vocal folds, the examiner can view, on playback, vocal behavior without the traditional requirement of pitch tracking used in stroboscopy. KayPentax’s HSV option captures two seconds of laryngeal images at 2,000 frames per second (i.e., 4096 frames) at 384 Mb/sec into very high-speed video RAM. Once captured, these images can be played at slower rates for diagnosis, stored in computer memory as an AVI file for recall, recorded on video tape and converted to digital kymography (DKG) images.
Videokymographic System, Model 8900

The Videokymography (VKG) System, Model 8900, was designed for the direct observation of vocal fold vibratory characteristics. Using a modified video camera, coupled to a standard rigid endoscope and constant light source, VKG is capable of capturing high-speed motion such as vocal fold vibration. The VKG camera scans a single line at 8000 lines/second, which is recorded to a standard videocassette recorder for review and analysis. Developed at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, by Dr. Harm Schutte and Dr. Jan Švec, and clinically tested by Dr. František Šram (Center for Communication Disorders, Medical Healthcom, Ltd., Prague, Czech Republic), the videokymographic technique has been used to evaluate hundreds of patients, therein establishing its clinical value. Researchers can also benefit from the information regarding vocal fold dynamics gained using this powerful technique. Videokymographic images reflect important properties of vocal fold vibration, including open and closed phases of the glottal cycle, opening and closing movements, displacements of the upper and lower vocal fold margins, and propagation of mucosal waves.
Fiberoptics Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Model 7190

KayPentax’s Digital Swallowing Workstation includes a complete FEES system, but the stand-alone FEES System uses the same high-quality endoscopy components to provide excellent image quality and many user conveniences. The stand-alone Hospital FEES System comes complete, with a sturdy cart that houses all components (including a VCR and color printer), and can be rolled to patient bedside or used in the speech clinic. For the clinician who works in a hospital setting, this cost-effective FEES system is the product of choice.
Swallowing Signal Lab, Model 7120B

The Swallowing Signals Lab is an ideal therapy tool for speech pathologists working in acute care and rehabilitation facilities. It is available as a stand-alone module or as part of KayPentax's complete Digital Swallowing Workstation. The versatile, PC-based system provides a variety of real-time visual displays derived from separate transducers, all related to critical aspects of swallowing. These transducers, which include a multi-channel tongue array, surface EMG, stethoscopic microphone, nasal cannula, and solid state manometer, as well as to two auxiliary channels for other transducers, can be used in isolation, or concurrently, allowing the clinician to target specific behaviors followed by their immediate observation. Interrelationships among important swallowing parameters can be viewed in real time.

Digital Swallowing Workstation, Model 7200

The workstation boasts the powerful addition of digital video recording to its impressive array of capabilities. Among these are visual feedback tools for therapy, physiologic data acquisition/measurement capabilities, and a complete videoendoscopic (FEES) system for bedside patient assessment. The workstation is modularized allowing clinicians and researchers to configure the most appropriate system for their needs. The new digital video recording capability will be appreciated by new customers as well as those who wish to upgrade their current systems.

F-J Electronics holds the soleagency of software from TIGER Drs, USA in Austria, Holland, Germany, Greece and the Scandinavian countries.

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This software uses a PC via a video card. Images can be acquired from video-integrated flexible or rigid endoscopes or microscopes, TV cameras, VCRs or other sources. ScopeView's features include tools, such as, image enhancement, scrolling, printing, objective analysis and video imaging with simultaneous display of acoustic and EGG signals and related information. Enhanced editing, reporting and multi-frame viewing features allow the user to delete undesirable material and create a customized report. Images can easily be downloaded to a VCR, CD Zip or other drive. Relative measurements and glottal area detection can also be obtained on the video image. Controlling your images brightness and contrast are just a few features that are available, including special zoom and cropping functions to assist you in your imaging needs.