Swallowing simulation apparatus and method
US10049602B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A swallowing simulation apparatus that facilitate approximately reproducing an actual phenomenon of swallowing and allows quantifying a physical quantity related to a behavior and a physical property of an orally-ingested product is provided. The swallowing simulation apparatus 100A comprises a head-and-neck modeling unit 10 configured to form a dynamic three-dimensional model of the head-and-neck 10a that includes head-and-neck organs, an organ movement setting unit 30 configured to set movements of the respective head-and-neck organs in the dynamic three-dimensional model of the head-and-neck, an orally-ingested-product physical-property setting unit 40 configured to set an orally-ingested product as an analysis target and a physical property of the orally-ingested product, an input unit 81 configured to input a pseudo-orally-ingested product 20 formed by modeling the orally-ingested product to an oral cavity, a movement analysis unit 50 configured to analyze the movements of the respective head-and-neck organs in the dynamic three-dimensional model of the head-and-neck 10a and a behavior of the pseudo-orally-ingested product 20 during swallowed in a three-dimensional space using…
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