Patent ID: 11931192
Assignee: EPICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A diagnostic inspection device comprising:
a diagnostic support configured to be attached to a patient, said diagnostic support comprising:
a band configured to be wrapped around and tightened onto at least one portion of a patient corresponding to an area of interest of said patient
at least one marker connected to said band; and
at least two air spaces incorporated in said band and configured to expand so that, when said band is tightened onto said at least one portion of said patient, said at least one air space compresses and stiffens said at least one portion of said patient so as to permit at least a part of an internal movement to be transferred to said band, wherein said air spaces are isolated from one another so that said air spaces are configured to have a different internal pressure;

acquisition means configured to perform an internal acquisition of the area of interest of said patient by recording said at least one marker and said area of interest; and
recording means configured to record said at least one marker during said internal acquisition,
wherein the patient is a horse, and the band is adapted to have two opposing portions positioned on opposite sides of a neck of the horse.