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AssigneesErasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Politecnico Di Milano
InventorsFrank STERKE, Willem VAN WETERINGEN, Johnny VLOT, Tomas Gijsbertus GOOS, Raffaele Lorenzo DELLACA, Ilaria MILESI
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An insufflator for exposing structures within an internal cavity forming a confined volume within an animal or human body, the apparatus including: an input conduit for exchanging gas with the confined volume; a gas insufflator for insufflation of gas into the confined volume through the input conduit, wherein the gas insufflator is configured to deliver an insufflator pressure to the confined volume, wherein the gas insufflator is configured to (super)impose at least one pressure or flow oscillation to obtain a forced oscillating pressure or flow delivered to the confined volume, the forced oscillating pressure or flow having at least one component with a frequency and an amplitude; a monitoring unit for monitoring a response of the internal cavity to the forced oscillating pressure or flow for determining one or more physical properties of the internal cavity; and an adapter unit for adjusting the insufflation pressure based on the determined one or more physical properties of the internal cavity.
An apparatus for exposing structures within an internal cavity of an animal or human body, the internal cavity forming a confined volume within the body, the apparatus comprising:
A method of controlling an apparatus for exposing structures within an internal cavity of an animal/human body, the internal cavity forming a confined volume within the animal or human body, wherein the apparatus includes an input conduit constructed to exchange gas with the confined volume, a gas insufflator for insufflation of gas into the confined volume through the input conduit, the gas insufflator constructed to deliver an insufflator pressure to the confined volume, the method including the steps of:
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