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Apparatus and method for use in analyzing a patient'S bowel

  • US 10,092,234 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2014
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus configured to prepare a patient'"'"'s colon for insufflation and scanning, the apparatus comprising:

  • a pressure transducer configured to detect a pressure level of gas within a patient'"'"'s colon;

    a flow meter configured to detect a volume level of gas delivered to the patient'"'"'s colon;

    circuitry configured to monitor a period of time over which the pressure level is detected and maintained within a predetermined range of pressures;

    a processor configured to receive an indication of the pressure level detected by the pressure transducer, an indication of the period of time over which the pressure level is detected, and an indication of the volume level detected by the flow meter, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the pressure level is within the predetermined range of pressures for a predetermined period of time and whether the volume level is within a predetermined range of volumes; and

    a signaling unit configured to provide an output indicating that a scan is valid in an instance in which the pressure level is determined to be within the predetermined range of pressures for the predetermined period of time and the volume is determined to be within the predetermined range of volumes.

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