Patent ID: 9561335
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. An insufflating system adapted to be in fluid communication with a source of a distending media for delivering the distending media to a patient's colon for acquiring an image of the colon while distended, the insufflating system comprising: an insufflating device comprising: wherein the controller is configured to close the valve assembly of the insufflating device to pause further delivery of the distending media from the insufflating device to the colon in response to detecting any one of the preset pressure levels of the distending media delivered to the colon, thereby allowing an operator to check a distention of the patient's colon, and wherein the controller is further configured to open the valve assembly of the insufflating device to resume delivery of the distending media from the insufflating device to the colon in response to a selection from the operator, except when a final target insufflation pressure level is detected, such that a maximum volume of distending media in a distended portion of the colon for safety or comfort of the patient is not exceeded; and wherein the controller is further configured such that, after first detecting the final target insufflation pressure level, the controller controls the valve assembly to regulate a flow of the distending media and thereby maintains a pressure of the distending media within the colon of the patient within a range of +/−10% with respect to the final target insufflation pressure level.