Patent ID: 8157763

Claim:
An insufflating system adapted to be in fluid communication with a source of a distending media and an endoscopic device so as to deliver the distending media to the endoscopic device, the insufflating system comprising: a controller for detecting a pressure level within a lumen of the endoscopic device; and a valve assembly in communication with said controller and in fluid communication between the source of distending media and the endoscopic device for delivering the distending media to the endoscopic device and adjusting a flow rate of the distending media delivered to the endoscopic device in response to the detected pressure level and at least one predetermined pressure threshold so as to prevent excess supply and waste of the distending media, wherein said controller is adapted to automatically control said valve assembly to increase the flow rate to an insufflating flow rate if the detected pressure level is greater than the at least one pressure threshold, and wherein said controller is further adapted to automatically control said valve assembly to decrease the flow rate to a sensing flow rate if the detected pressure level is less than the at least one pressure threshold.