Swallowing test apparatus
US8287470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B7/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a swallowing test apparatus including a laryngeal part displacement detection apparatus for detecting a distance of two positions located laterally at a laryngeal part of a subject, a swallowing sound detection apparatus for detecting a swallowing sound of the patient during swallowing, a display, a processing apparatus for displaying a waveform representing the distance of the two positions at the laryngeal part generated based on a signal obtained from the laryngeal part displacement detection apparatus, and a waveform representing the swallowing sound generated based on a signal obtained from the swallowing sound detection apparatus on the display.
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