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Spirometer, mouthpiece tube and inspection method thereof

US10863923B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Chia-Hung Chen · TW

Inventors

Chia-Hung Chen · New Taipei, TW
Hsiao-Pao Yen · New Taipei, TW
Chia-Chi Su · Tainan, TW
Liang-Lin Yen · Taipei, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/0871
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Spirometer, mouthpiece tube and inspection method thereof. The spirometer includes at least the mouthpiece tube and an ultrasound detector configured to detect the ultrasound generated by the gas flowing through the mouthpiece tube, wherein the mouthpiece tube has a shell having an opened end, a closed or opened end, and an ultrasonic generator configured to be inserted into different portions of the shell in different situations. Therefore, by inserting the ultrasonic generator into different portions of the shell during expiration and inspiration, the gas flow during expiration and inspiration may be converted into the ultrasonic signal and then maybe detected and analyzed.

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