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Welch Allyn Pocket LED Otoscope (22870)
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All Otoscopes and OphthalmoscopesWelch Allyn's lightweight Pocket LED otoscope: SureColor LED light, a magnifying lens and a pneumatic port on a two-AA handle. In Vanilla or Plum.
The Welch Allyn Pocket LED Otoscope (22870) is a light, pocket-sized LED otoscope for students and clinicians who carry their instruments all day. Its SureColor LED gives a consistent, true-colour view of the ear canal and tympanic membrane and is rated for 10,000 to 20,000 hours, so there is no bulb to replace.
Features
- SureColor LED for true tissue colour, rated for 10,000 to 20,000 hours
- Fibre-optic illumination: cool light with no reflections in the view
- Magnifying viewing lens
- Pneumatic port and seal for pneumatic otoscopy
- Head and handle together weigh just 71.7 g
In the box
- Pocket LED otoscope head on its AA battery handle
Specifications
- Model: 22870 (22870-WHT Vanilla, 22870-PUR Plum)
- Light source: SureColor LED with fibre-optic illumination
- Light output: 2.9 lumens (about 1,240 lux with a 4 mm speculum)
- LED life: 10,000 to 20,000 hours
- Optics: magnifying viewing lens
- Pneumatic otoscopy: yes, port and seal
- Power: 2 × AA alkaline batteries, more than 5 hours of continuous use
- Weight: 71.7 g (head and handle)
- Height: 16.8 cm
Clinical use
Everyday otoscopy in clinics, on wards and on outreach, including pneumatic otoscopy to assess tympanic membrane mobility with an insufflator bulb (sold separately).
Care and cleaning
- Clean and disinfect the instrument as described in the Welch Allyn instructions for use
- Use a clean speculum for every patient
Good to know
- Colours: Vanilla (white) and Plum
- Want more light? The Pocket Plus LED otoscope (22880) gives 5.5 lumens, nearly twice the light, and comes with a soft case
- Need an ophthalmoscope too? The Pocket LED diagnostic set (92871) pairs this otoscope with the Pocket LED ophthalmoscope in a soft case
- Prefer halogen at a lower price? See the PocketScope otoscope set (22861)





