Storz Endoskop Produktions Gmbh

Visible Patient

Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg

Pierre Diemunsch

Pavel Novak

Luc Soler

Eric Noll

A determination method of at least one parameter indicative of the functionality degree or level of a lung according to the ventilation rate of its cells is provided, on the basis of a volumetric digital medical image of the lung, composed of a voxel cloud. The method includes A third volume C is determined quantitatively and/delineated, in addition or alternatively to volume B, defined as the differential volume (volume A−volume B); and the ratio (volume B/volume A) is computed and/or the ratio (volume C/volume A) is computed. The method includes comparing the value of these (this) ratio and/or the value of said volumes with one or several threshold values and exploiting the result of that comparison or these comparisons as said indicative parameter(s).

Automatic determination method of at least one parameter indicative of the degree or level of functionality of a lung

An apparatus for insufflating a body cavity with an insufflation gas comprising an insufflation device for delivering the insufflation gas to the body cavity. To detect possibly critical states in the body cavity, the apparatus is designed to withdraw a measuring gas from the body cavity. A measuring device having a gas sensor serves for measuring an additional substance contained in the measuring gas in addition to the insufflation gas and for outputting a measuring signal as a function of the additional substance.

Method and apparatus for insufflating a body cavity

An apparatus for conditioning an insufflation gas has an inlet for the delivery of an insufflation gas to a conditioning chamber. The conditioning chamber is used to charge the insufflation gas with a medicament by blowing the insufflation gas through a humidifying liquid containing the medicament. The insufflation gas charged with the medicament flows from the charging device to an outlet and can be delivered to the abdominal cavity of a human or animal, where it ensures optimum distribution of the medicament.

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Pierre Diemunsch