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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Tetsu Kamiya, Odawara, JP;
Yoshio Toyama, Odawara, JP;
Yukihiro Michiwaki, Musashino, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MEIJI CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A63H 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/12 (2011.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/3437 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); A61B 5/4205 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A63H 13/005 (2013.01); G06F 19/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swallowing simulation apparatus comprises a computer that stores swallowing simulation software that when executed results in an oral cavity model and a pseudo-food product which are analyzed in a swallowing simulation. The analysis is used to evaluate ease of eating and/or drinking.