BERNHARD HANS,GORTCHACOW ELISE,JEDWAB MICHAEL,BURBIDGE ADAM
申请号：
IN10262DEN2014
公开号：
IN10262DEN2014A
申请日:
2014.12.02
申请国别(地区):
IN
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatuses for detecting swallowing disorders and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment the apparatuses include a disposable sensor base and a sensor that is received by the disposable sensor base. The sensor base includes a sensor interface having a predetermined cut away shape and a directionally keyed mating surface. The sensor includes a handle portion having a shape that corresponds to the predetermined shape of the sensor interface a support portion configured to be received by the directionally keyed mating surface when the sensor is inserted into the sensor interface and electronics configured to collect data sensed by the sensor. The apparatuses of the present disclosure can be attached to a patient s neck to detect and/or diagnose swallowing disorders during a swallowing test.
