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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Armen P. Sarvazyan, Lambertville, NJ (US);
Sergey Tsyuryupa, Westampton, PA (US);
Vladimir Egorov, Princeton, NJ (US);
Brendan Corbin, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Louis Y. Korman, Rockville, MD (US);
Armen P. Sarvazyan, Lambertville, NJ (US);
Sergey Tsyuryupa, Westampton, PA (US);
Vladimir Egorov, Princeton, NJ (US);
Brendan Corbin, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Louis Y. Korman, Rockville, MD (US);
Artann Laboratories, West Trenton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A comprehensive system for objective assessment of colonoscope manipulation includes a handgrip for collecting and transmitting colonoscope handling data including force and motion data; a patient pain monitor for collecting and transmitting data on the level of patient's pain and discomfort; and digital processing means for extracting useful features such as colonoscope tip advancement speed from colonoscope-provided video images. All data is wirelessly transmitted to an electronic unit for processing and displaying on a monitor. A colonoscopy procedure is properly conducted when certain shaft advancement causes appropriate tip advancement, all without an increased level of patient's pain. The system of the invention is aimed at providing objective assessment data allowing for safer and less painful colonoscopies.