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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jo Anne Robbins, Madison, WI (US);
Elan D. Bomsztyk, Madison, WI (US);
Angela L. Heppner, Madison, WI (US);
Christine L. Koranda, New Berlin, WI (US);
Aaron R. Kroner, Madison, WI (US);
Jon M. Kuchenreuther, New Berlin, WI (US);
David M. Meister, Madison, WI (US);
Bryan S. Staerkel, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 ; G01L 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 ; G01L 5/00 ;
Abstract
A mouth supported tongue/hard palate pressure sensor allows pressures to be measured between the tongue and hard palate in an environment that closely approximates the configuration of the tongue and mouth during natural swallowing to provide diagnosis and therapy for swallowing disorders.