ICP Ferning Test

I.C.P. FERNING TEST

I.C.P is a simple cover support that applies to your iPad. Once applied the ICP, thanks to the application downloadable from Itunes you will have the chance to make a lot of visual screening. The ICP can also enable health workers to send real-time images or parts thereof to the experts for a more thorough diagnosis.

FEATURES

COMPLETELY PORTABLE

ICP allows to make screening, from urban centers to the suburbs, by examination rooms of hospitals to apartments of patients, by medical studies to field hospitals. You can take it anywhere with you !

SUPER FAST

Rapid screening system, in a few steps you can assess the state of the meibomian glands and quantify the percentage of loss of area of the same. All this in a few moments !

UNIVERSAL

ICP allows you to screen, of patients of different heights, from young to old, of persons with disabilities or with limited motor ability, It does not need any bed or support for the patient, use it freely !

SIMPLE AND INTUITIVE

ICP is a simple and intuitive system, It will allow you to access your data and screening sections with a single finger. Also the use in front of the patient is very simple and of great visual impact, professional and technological risulterete at the same time !

MEDICAL DEVICE

ICP is one Medical instrument of class 1 registrato al Ministero della Salute numero 1340864/R.

FOR PROFESSIONALS

This device is intended exclusively for professionals in the sector!

DESCRIPTION

The test reflects the conditions of the mucus and indirectly provides guidance on the osmolarity of tears. It got in atraumatically with a micropipette, without anesthesia, It is placed on a glass slide and allowed to dry at room temperature (20-22°C). The preparation is observed under phase contrast microscope 40-100 final magnifications. The test is based on a characteristic common to all mucous secretions, that is their capacity to crystallize in the form of ferns, when dried, because of evaporation.

FERNING CLASSIFICATION

• type I: contiguous ferning denoting a good protein carpet due to dense branching, in this case we know that in the film there is a fair amount of protein and that all parameters are respected, then we can safely apply all kinds of polymer.
• type II: The ferning is still abundant, but they begin to highlight gaps between the branches. The stability of the film is decreased, but we still have a good range of application for all types of lenses.
  The sampling takes place via a microsyringe with a tube of rubber at the level of the conjunctiva, and not in the bulb; with a quick movement to prevent subsequent tearing.
  The removal of the tear would distort the test.
• type III: the ferning due to proteins and to precipitate salts begins to thin; appear blanks and uniform conglomerates mucin. For the application of lac, the film must be partially reinstated, in case of hydrophilic polymer must be rehydrated. For contact lenses Extended wear using artificial tears.
• type IV: the ferning phenomenon is absent and the sampled material does not show any organization, we see clusters and filaments of degenerated substances and possibly exfoliated cells. In this case there are no directions for the application of lac.