Mechanical Design and Additive Manufacturing for a Low-Cost Hybrid Dermatoscope

© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.Skin cancer is one of the diseases that doubles its incidence every ten years, becoming since 2004 the fifth most frequent in Mexico. Among the main types are melanoma and squamous and basal cell carcinoma caused by solar radiation, tanning beds, exposure to X-rays, etc. However, to treat and study this type of disease, there is a non-invasive in vivo diagnostic technique called dermatoscopy. Dermoscopy allows the magnification of skin lesions and establishes diagnostic patterns of structures that are not identifiable to the naked eye. This is done through a device called a dermatoscope, which is made up of an achromatic lens, a light source, and a power source. These types of equipment are classified as non-polarized, cross-polarized and hybrid dermatoscopes. However, the price of this equipment is a key factor to consider. Therefore, this article shows the mechanical design and additive manufacturing of a low-cost hybrid dermatoscope that helps dermatologists to identify skin diseases through a light source (polarized and non-polarized) and two optical lenses of different magnifications each. The device¿s design by employing SolidWorks software and construction through 3D printing is also presented along with the instrumentation. Finally, dermatologists help with the evaluation of the proposed device.

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