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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2010
Alexandre Carvalho DE Menezes, Belo Horizonte, BR;
Alexandre Carvalho de Menezes, Belo Horizonte, BR;
Laborie Medical Technologies Canada ULC, Mississauga, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method in at least one embodiment includes a pressure monitor, mouthpiece and tubing connecting the pressure monitor and mouthpiece that measures coughed air to monitor Valsalva lung pressure in order to measure the abdominal pressure surrounding the bladder. The system and method provides a non-invasive and convenient system and method for determining an abdominal Leak Point Pressure that utilizes a mouthpiece connected to a pressure monitor in order to measure the lung pressure of an individual such that the abdominal pressure surrounding the bladder is determined.