Method and apparatus for measurement of in vivo air volumes
US6626845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/087
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to instruments, particularly medical and research instruments that are used for assessing gas volumes of cavities, particularly, cavities that may exhibit a compliance to changes in pressure, such as in vivo volumes of the lung, thorax, oropharynx and/or nasopharynx.
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