A Better Way to Visualize the Cervix: A Low-Cost Cervical Cancer Screening Device for LMIC Settings
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Author(s)
Barsukova, Anita Dey
Jebran, Ahmad Mujtaba
Lynch, Naomi
Galgali, Amit
Moncada, Andrea
Sakerka, Lauren
Cotner, Cody
Davey, Sonya
Nimgaonkar, Vivek
Ying, Binbin
Date Issued
December 11, 2024
Journal
Journal of Medical Devices
Publisher
ASME International
Citation
Barsukova, A. D., Jebran, A. M., Lynch, N., Galgali, A., Moncada, A., Sakerka, L., Cotner, C., Davey, S., Nimgaonkar, V., Ying, B., Mendez, K., and Traverso, G. (December 11, 2024). "A Better Way to Visualize the Cervix: A Low-Cost Cervical Cancer Screening Device for LMIC Settings." ASME. J. Med. Devices. June 2025; 19(2): 021002.
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Abstract
Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, killing over 300,000 women annually. Lack of resources to perform screening and treatment of cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as the stigma associated with screening has led to high mortality rates in these regions. Specifically, the speculum—a duck bill-shaped device used to open the vaginal canal for visualization of the cervix by a clinician—does not always provide a clear line of sight to the cervix and can cause patient discomfort due to the concentrated stress it exerts on the vaginal canal. To overcome these barriers, we developed a low-cost screening device for use in LMIC settings that enables better visualization of the cervix at low cervical angles and exerts less pressure on the vaginal walls compared to a speculum in finite element (FE) models.
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https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067171
