Title:
PROBE FOR MEASURING LIP CLOSURE FORCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/157848
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A probe 1 for measuring lip closure force is equipped with: a hollow balloon 10 to be crushed and deformed by the lip closure force, the hollow balloon 10 being arranged between the upper lip 50 and lower lip 51 of a measurement subject; and a base 20 connected to a pressure-measuring device for measuring the pressure inside the balloon 10. The balloon 10 is provided with a fixed portion 13 sandwiched between the teeth 52, 53 or gums of the measurement subject.
Inventors:
TOYOTA KOICHIRO (JP)
TSUGA KAZUHIRO (JP)
TSUGA KAZUHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/001710
Publication Date:
October 06, 2016
Filing Date:
March 24, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JMS CO LTD (JP)
UNIV HIROSHIMA (JP)
UNIV HIROSHIMA (JP)
International Classes:
A61B5/22; A61C19/05
Foreign References:
| US5452727A | 1995-09-26 | |||
| JP2013180189A | 2013-09-12 | |||
| JP2013135728A | 2013-07-11 | |||
| JP2008212576A | 2008-09-18 | |||
| JP3128733U | 2007-01-25 | |||
| US20030163065A1 | 2003-08-28 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3275373A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MAEDA & PARTNERS (JP)
Patent business corporation MAEDA PATENT OFFICE (JP)
Patent business corporation MAEDA PATENT OFFICE (JP)
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