U.P Cap™

Video Capillaroscopy System

Mobile, non-invasive examining micro-circulation abnormalities.

Advantages of U.P Cap™

High resolution 5.0MP sensor for crystal clear image and video recording.
Specially designed for examination of nail fold capillaries for rheumatic diseases.
200x and 100x (optional) magnification lenses with contact or non-contact immersion fluid adapters.
Mobile and light weight, possible to use all parts of the skin.
Very Flexible, can be used as a held hand or mounted to focusing stand. Contact or non-contact operation is possible.
Practical streamlined workflow.
Long life multi-LED built in illumination, no need to replace light bulbs etc.
Snap images with built-in button, footswitch, or keyboard shortcuts
Analysing and reporting capillary images with powerful, intuitive Capillaroscopy Software.
Easy to clean and maintain.
DICOM support

When to use U.P Cap™

We offer an easy-to-handle video capillaroscopy system is for non-invasive examining and analysing microcirculation abnormalities and highly recommended to guide the diagnosis of diseases like:

Primary or Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Systemic Sclerosis
Digital Ulceration
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Vasculitis and other disorders

How to use U.P Cap™

1) Capillaroscope Overview

2) Starting up the system

Connect capillaroscope to available USB Port
Connect U.P Cap Capillaroscopy dongle and the footswitch
Start the PC and run U.P Cap
Select Optilia 5.0MP Camera if it is not selected.

3) Handling the Capillaroscope

Attach the grey adapter and telescopic stabilizer
Hold the capillaroscope as holding a pen.
Apply one drop of immersion oil to the nail-fold.
Place the capillaroscope on the nail-fold with an angle of 45 degrees. Do not apply pressure.
Use your small finger or telescopic stabilizer for support.
User focus adjuster to focus the image

General Capillaroscopy Guidelines

The patient must have been in a room with a constant temperature of 20-23oC for 15 minutes prior to examination.
Patient should refrain from smoking and drinking caffeinated drinks for 4 hours prior to examination.
Fingers which recently traumatised shouldn't’t be examined.
Nail-polish and such chemical shouldn’t be removed.
Apply a drop of immersion oil. Too little will cause reflection and less visiblity for capillaries.
Do not examine thumb.
It is recommended to take capillaroscopic images from left to right, starting with patient’s right hand 5th ( little finger), and ending with the left hand 5th (little finger)

Common Capillaroscopy Findings

Healthy Subject:
Hairpin shaped 9-12 cappilaries / mm

Torqued Capillaries

Capillary Neogenesis

Edema

Giant Capillaries and Capillary Loss - Active SSc Patern

Avascular Areas - Change in Architecture - Late SSc Patern

U.P Cap Software Overview

Intuitive, sophisticated, easy to use imaging platform for hand mapping the giant capillaries, micro-bleedings etc.
Secure patient database, includes a powerful search function for easy access of specific patient information and patient examinations. (standard version)
Tools for documenting key data such as anamnesis, current status of the patient and other information for each examination.
Tailored for nail fold capillaroscopy, many tools are available to assist and speed up the examination such as, measurements, annotations, multi-category manual counting to count morphological features, CSURI calculations, examination summary table.
Pre-calibrated magnifications no need for calibrating.
Follow up in a easy way, any finger can be marked as followed up for future examinations, and the images from the previous examinations are easy accessible any time.
DICOM Worklist, Sending Support.

PRODUCT