公开(公告)号：US20150208979A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-30

申请号：US14665644

申请日：2015-03-23

申请人： CCB RESEARCH GROUP LLC

发明人： Thomas J. Cunningham ,  Louis F. Malice, JR. ,  Gilson J. Capilouto

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61J11/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/4552 ,  A61B5/038 ,  A61B5/228 ,  A61B5/682 ,  A61B2503/04 ,  A61B2560/0462 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  A61B2562/0261 ,  A61B2562/168 ,  A61J11/00

摘要： An apparatus for evaluating the tongue strength and coordination of a subject includes an intermediate device such as a lever which is pivotably attached to a coupling device and extends into a cavity of a nipple element. The lever is detached from the nipple and pivotable in response to deformation of the nipple element by a tongue force exerted on the nipple element by a subject during a suck-swallow-breathe sequence. The coupling device includes a sensing device to wirelessly transmit sensor outputs to a mobile device paired to the sensing device. The sensing device includes at least one sealed chamber defined by a membrane and a sensor. In one example, a first membrane and sensor senses pressure change in a fluid in the apparatus, and a second membrane and sensor is actuated by the intermediate device to sense deformation of the nipple element. A method using the apparatus is provided.

摘要翻译： 用于评估被检体的舌部强度和协调性的装置包括中间装置，例如杠杆，其可枢转地附接到联接装置并延伸到乳头元件的空腔中。 杠杆从乳头分离并且可以响应于乳头元件的变形而通过在吸入 - 吸气顺序期间受试者施加在乳头元件上的舌力而枢转。 耦合装置包括用于将传感器输出无线传输到与感测装置配对的移动装置的感测装置。 感测装置包括由膜和传感器限定的至少一个密封室。 在一个示例中，第一膜和传感器感测装置中的流体中的压力变化，并且第二膜和传感器由中间装置致动以感测乳头元件的变形。 提供了使用该装置的方法。