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Methods, system and kit for diagnosing and treating dysphagia

US8696568B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

NESTEC S.A. · CH

Inventors

Michael Rueben Jedwab · Lausanne, CH
Zamzam Kabiry Roughead · Plymouth, US
Kala Marie Kaspar · St. Louis Park, US
Armando Sanchez · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
Christoph Hartmann · Frankfurt, DE
Chrystel Loret · Sheung Shui, CN
Nathalie Martin · Paris, FR
Jan Engmann · Lausanne, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2009
Grant date	Apr 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/2982
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods for evaluating and treating patients for dysphagia are provided. In a general embodiment, the method comprises screening the patient for dysphagia symptoms, diagnosing and categorizing the dysphagia if the patient exceeds a threshold of dysphagia symptoms, choosing the proper dysphagia treatment product based the patient's dysphagia, and giving the patient preparation instructions for the dysphagia treatment product.

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