Patent ID: 6597939
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A device for improving the efficacy of the taking of a chest image, comprising:a means for receiving a signal from a ventilator, wherein said signal carries information relating to the ventilation of the patient with a sigh breath; a means for effecting the taking of a chest image with respect to the patient, wherein said device improves the efficacy of the taking of a chest image by coordinating the taking of a chest image with the delivery of a sigh breath to the patient; and a means for causing the ventilator to ventilate the patient with a sigh breath, wherein said means for effecting the taking of a chest image effects the taking of a chest image when the signal indicates the patient is ventilated with a sigh breath such that a chest image of the patient is taken at peak lung inflation.