Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
咽頭の刺激感応性を評価するために使用される装置用のマウスピースおよびマウスピースを含む装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004528119
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To assess the sensitivity of a subject's pharynx, an open mouthpiece ( 1 ) fitted with a thin guide tube ( 2 ), having an articulated end ( 4 ), is inserted into the subject's mouth. A pipe ( 9 ) is inserted into the guide tube, under visual observation through the mouthpiece, until it touches the subject's palate. The position on a measurement scale ( 11 ) provided on the pipe facing a second end of the guide tube is noted, and the pipe is withdrawn over a preset distance, for example 1 cm, and fixed in this position onto the guide tube. A variable gas flow is injected into the pipe and reaches the pharyngeal mucous situated facing the pipe. The sensitivity of the subject's pharynx, measured by the threshold of sense perception, is determined by the lowest flow value perceived by the subject.

Inventors:
Maurice, Demates
Jean-Louis, Pepin
Patrick, Levi
Application Number:
JP2002588838A
Publication Date:
September 16, 2004
Filing Date:
May 13, 2002
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER
International Classes:
A61B10/00; A61B1/24; A61B1/267; (IPC1-7): A61B10/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Yoshitake
Hiroyuki Nagai
Junpei Okada
Hirohito Katsunuma
Kiyohiro Suzuki