APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A PATIENT'S LARYNGEAL COUGH REFLEX AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    5.
    发明公开
    APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A PATIENT'S LARYNGEAL COUGH REFLEX AND ASSOCIATED METHODS 审中-公开
    DEVICE FOR喉咳嗽反射的患者和他们的方法评估

    公开(公告)号:EP1594402A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-16

    申请号:EP04713358.2

    申请日:2004-02-20

    IPC分类号: A61B5/08

    CPC分类号: A61B5/08 A61B5/0823

    摘要: An apparatus and method for evaluating a patient's laryngeal cough reflex function includes a nebulizer capable of being actuated to atomize a cough-inducing substance, a switch associated with the nebulizer, the switch responsive to actuation of the nebulizer, and a connection between the switch and an EMG machine to thereby activate the EMG machine responsive to the switch. Elapsed time between switch actuation and electrical activity sensed in a muscle which contracts to produce a cough is indicative of status of the patient's laryngeal cough reflex.

    TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE
    9.
    发明公开
    TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE 有权
    设备评估HARNSTRESS,尿失禁

    公开(公告)号:EP1937143A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-02

    申请号:EP06849080.4

    申请日:2006-10-17

    IPC分类号: A61B5/03

    摘要: Techniques for detecting stress urinary incontinence use a pressure sensing catheter the electrical indications of which are applied to a processing unit for detecting pressure levels generated during involuntary coughs. The involuntary coughs are induced preferentially by using a nebulized composition of L-tartrate in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The area under the curve generated from pressure samples is calculated and used in conjunction with the detection of urine leakage to determine the existence of stress urinary incontinence.