Apparatuses and methods for diagnosing swallowing dysfunction
US10238331B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses and methods for diagnosing a swallowing dysfunction. The apparatuses may include a multi-parametric dysphagia analysis system in a plastic foil. The analysis systems may be smart sensing systems that are flexible, lightweight, and based on substrates having low-cost printed electronics technologies thereon. The methods may include measurement and classification of non-invasive parameters that may be indicative of a swallowing dysfunction or the probability of same. In a general embodiment, the methods include placing a sensor on a patient for measurement of at least one parameter associated with the patient's swallowing profile. The measured parameter is then analyzed and compared with several known normal and dysphagic swallowing profiles to provide an indication of the probability of an underlying swallowing dysfunction.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.