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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Applicants:
Hamid Khosrowshahi, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Gerald W. Gentile, Yonkers, NY (US);
Inventors:
Hamid Khosrowshahi, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Gerald W. Gentile, Yonkers, NY (US);
Assignee:
Flosure Technologies LLC, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4205 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61K 49/0004 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); A61M 16/0463 (2013.01); A61B 5/0813 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a save and non-invasive alternative to the traditional modified Evans blue dye test for dysphagia in intubated patients. The method employs direct application of dye to the tongue, in combination with a tracheal tube that provides suction in the subglottal region above the cuff. By keeping the cuff inflated, the aspiration of food and liquid, as used in the traditional test, is avoided entirely.