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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Michael Reuben Jedwab, Lausanne, CH;
Adam Stewart Burbidge, Arzier, CH;
Jan Enghmann, Epalinges, CH;
Andreas Henning Busch, Lausanne, CH;
Michael Reuben Jedwab, Lausanne, CH;
Adam Stewart Burbidge, Arzier, CH;
Jan Enghmann, Epalinges, CH;
Andreas Henning Busch, Lausanne, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses and methods for diagnosing a swallowing dysfunction. The apparatuses may include a multi-parametric dysphagia analysis system in a plastic foil. The analysis systems may be smart sensing systems that are flexible, lightweight, and based on substrates having low-cost printed electronics technologies thereon. The methods may include measurement and classification of non-invasive parameters that may be indicative of a swallowing dysfunction or the probability of same. In a general embodiment, the methods include placing a sensor on a patient for measurement of at least one parameter associated with the patient's swallowing profile. The measured parameter is then analyzed and compared with several known normal and dysphagic swallowing profiles to provide an indication of the probability of an underlying swallowing dysfunction.