External Evaluation

Inspect the following:
• Engraved information against paperwork by the customer
• Detachable components for damage
• Eyepiece for damage
• Tube for length and any other damage
• Body for missing information which may require etching
• Distal tip for damage
• For cosmetic defects/damage
• Fiber cone for damage or dull
• Fiber cone holder and threads for damage
• Locking pin or color rings for damage
• If tube/body connection has been compromised
• Fiber at tip for recession
• Light angle of fiber at the distal tip
• Light intensity

Optical Image Through Scope

Inspect the following:
• Visual clarity
• Pointer on Aperture for correct position (when applicable)
• Field of view
• If the scope came in opened, and if the optics are loose/missing

Internal Optical Evaluation

Inspect the following:
• Proximal for deep dents and clamp marks
• Seal at proximal window for possible leak/damage
• Ocular assembly for moisture or other modifications
• Spring, lens cap, and screws for damage
• Aperture for damage
• Rods for separation, chips, cracks/breaks
• For modifications made to the optical system
• Window/SSW at distal tip for leaks under pressure
• Inner tube for modifications from original

All scopes are checked in the camera and evaluated under a microscope and with a loupe during the stages of the evaluation process.