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System and method for detecting perforations in a body cavity

  • US 6,554,780 B1
  • Filed: 11/10/2000
  • Issued: 04/29/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of detecting a perforation in a body cavity, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) inserting a medical device into a body cavity;

    (b) passing an inflation medium through the medical device and into the body cavity;

    (c) monitoring a pressure within the body cavity; and

    (d) if the pressure monitored in step (c) fails to rise and remain above a predetermined threshold level within a predetermined amount of time, activating a notification signal providing feedback to a user alerting the user to the presence of a perforation in the body cavity.

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