Multipurpose Endoscopy Suite
First Claim
1. An endoscopy suite that is adaptable for carrying out a plurality of different endoscopy procedures, said endoscopy suite comprising:
- one or more insufflation pumps;
one or more sensors for sensing the pressure and/or flow rate created by said insufflation pump/s;
means for creating a vacuum selected from the group comprising;
an internal vacuum pump; and
an external vacuum pump;
one or more sensors for sensing the pressure created by said means for creating a vacuum;
optionally one or more pressure relief valves and one or more check valves;
a memory device;
an input device;
circuitry linked to said memory for controlling the operation of said insufflation pump/s and said means for creating a vacuum; and
one or more power sources for supplying power to internal components of the endoscopy suite and for external needs;
characterized in that said memory comprises a plurality of predetermined sets of parameters, wherein each of said sets comprises a unique set of parameters for each of a plurality of endoscopic procedures and wherein once a specific endoscopic procedure and the corresponding set of parameters has been selected, by means of an input received from said input device, and one or more endoscopes appropriate for carrying out said specific endoscopic procedure has been connected to said endoscopy suite, then said selected set of parameters and the pressure and/or flow rates sensed by said sensors controls the operation of said circuitry to provide the predetermined suction and insufflation pressure levels for said selected endoscopy procedure.
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Abstract
An endoscopy suite is adaptable for carrying out a plurality of endoscopy procedures and/or for supporting several endoscopes being used simultaneously in a given procedure. The endoscopy suite comprises a memory unit in which are stored a plurality of predetermined sets of parameters. Each of these sets comprises a unique set of parameters for each of a plurality of endoscopic procedures. Once a specific endoscopic procedure has been selected by the operator of the endoscopy suite and one or more endoscopes appropriate for carrying out the specific endoscopic procedure has been connected to the endoscopy suite, then the set of parameters appropriate to the specific procedure are transferred automatically to a controller, which controls the operation of the components of the endoscopy suite to provide the predetermined lighting, suction, and insufflation pressure levels for the selected endoscopy procedure.
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54 Claims
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1. An endoscopy suite that is adaptable for carrying out a plurality of different endoscopy procedures, said endoscopy suite comprising:
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one or more insufflation pumps;
one or more sensors for sensing the pressure and/or flow rate created by said insufflation pump/s;
means for creating a vacuum selected from the group comprising;
an internal vacuum pump; and
an external vacuum pump;
one or more sensors for sensing the pressure created by said means for creating a vacuum;
optionally one or more pressure relief valves and one or more check valves;
a memory device;
an input device;
circuitry linked to said memory for controlling the operation of said insufflation pump/s and said means for creating a vacuum; and
one or more power sources for supplying power to internal components of the endoscopy suite and for external needs;
characterized in that said memory comprises a plurality of predetermined sets of parameters, wherein each of said sets comprises a unique set of parameters for each of a plurality of endoscopic procedures and wherein once a specific endoscopic procedure and the corresponding set of parameters has been selected, by means of an input received from said input device, and one or more endoscopes appropriate for carrying out said specific endoscopic procedure has been connected to said endoscopy suite, then said selected set of parameters and the pressure and/or flow rates sensed by said sensors controls the operation of said circuitry to provide the predetermined suction and insufflation pressure levels for said selected endoscopy procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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17. An endoscopy suite according to claim 17, comprising an input device linked to the video module for modifying the operation and settings of said module.
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32. An endoscopy suite for supporting one or more endoscopic devices in order to carry out an endoscopy procedure selected from a plurality of different endoscopy procedures, said endoscopy suite comprising:
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A. an ultrasound and video control unit comprising;
a) ultrasound components comprising one or more of the following;
(i) an ultrasound power supply;
(ii) an ultrasound module comprising an ultrasound signal generator, processing means, and interfacing circuitries;
(iii) input device;
(iv) an ultrasound display;
(v) an ultrasound connector;
(vi) a communication interface;
b) video components comprising one or more of the following;
(i) a video board power supply;
(ii) a video module;
(iii) a video display;
(iv) input means;
(v) a camera connector;
(vi) a communication interface;
B. a suction, insufflations, and light intensity (ISL) control unit comprising one or more of the following;
(i) a light source power supply;
(ii) a light source;
(iii) means to control the output of said light source;
(iv) cooling fans;
(v) an endoscope multiconnector;
(vi) an ISL board comprising controller and memory means and interfacing circuitries;
(vii) a power supply for said ISL board;
(viii) an insufflation pump;
(ix) suction means;
(x) pressure sensors;
(xi) valves;
(xii) a display;
(xiii) input means; and
(xiv) a communication interface;
characterized in that, when the operator of said endoscopy suite selects a specific endoscopic procedure via said input means of said ISL unit, a predetermined set of procedure-related parameters appropriate to said procedure and comprising maximum and minimum output values of selected devices in said ISL unit are read from a plurality of different sets of procedure-related parameters appropriate to each of said plurality of different endoscopy procedures that are stored in a memory of said ISL board and the values of said appropriate set of parameters are written to non-volatile memory components of analog cut off circuits, which control the operation of said devices, thereby assuring maximum safety when performing said selected endoscopic procedure. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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