Method and apparatus for enhanced visualization during endoscopy
AssigneeColowrap, LLC
InventorJames Hathorn
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for improving adenoma detection, including applying compression to the abdomen of a patient and maintaining compression of the abdomen of the patient during withdrawal of an endoscope. The compression may be applied by wrapping a band of elastic material around the abdomen of a patient and connecting one end of the band to another portion of the band to maintain tension in the band in order to apply compression to the abdomen of the patient. Aspects may also include tensioning the band prior to connecting the one end of the band to the another portion of the band to apply a desired degree of pressure to the patient's abdomen through contraction of the band across at least a portion of the patient's abdomen.
Claims16
A method for improving adenoma detection, comprising:
- applying compression to the abdomen of a patient, wherein the compression of the abdomen is provided via elastic contraction provided by a wrapping an elongated band of elastic material around the abdomen of the patient and connecting one end of the elongated band to another portion of the elongated band to maintain tension in the elongated band, wherein consistent pressure to and across the abdomen of the patient is provided to the patient's abdomen across a surface of the elastic band that extends across the abdomen of the patient in order to reduce loops in the patient's colon and facilitate passage of an endoscope;
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- maintaining the compression of the abdomen of the patient during withdrawal of the endoscope while examining the lining of the colon.
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