Diagnostic devices, mandibular manipulators with tongue and nasal sensors, automated mandibular manipulators and related methods
AssigneeKosmo Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam H. Hanewinkel, Michael B. Gleeson, Jeremy D. Andra, Ellen Crean
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Abstract
Diagnostic devices may include features for determining at least one of bilateral nasal flow and tongue position. Automated mandibular manipulators may include at least one motor including a feedback feature for communicating at least one position of at least a portion of the mandibular manipulator to a computer.
Claims20
A motorized mandibular manipulator for adjusting a mandible of a subject in at least one axis to diagnose health problems pertaining to the mandible, the mandibular manipulator comprising:
- an upper bite fork attached to a first sliding gear rack and a lower bite fork attached to a second sliding gear rack;
- at least one motor for driving the first sliding gear rack and the second sliding gear rack, wherein:
- the at least one motor being configured for rotational movement;
- the at least one motor being controlled by a computer;
- the at least one motor comprising a feedback feature for communicating at least one position of the at least one motor to the computer;
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- the at least one motor being controlled by computer software adapted for controlling the at least one motor manually through the computer or automatically through a software algorithm.
A mandibular manipulator for adjusting a mandible of a subject in at least one axis to diagnose health problems pertaining to the mandible, the mandibular manipulator comprising:
- an upper bite fork attached to a first sliding gear rack and a lower bite fork attached to a second sliding gear rack;
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- at least one tongue sensor for communicating a subject's tongue position to the computer.
A mandibular manipulator for adjusting a mandible of a subject in at least one axis to diagnose health problems pertaining to the mandible, the mandibular manipulator comprising:
- an upper bite fork attached to a first sliding gear rack and a lower bite fork attached to a second sliding gear rack;
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- a bilateral nasal cannula tube positioned and configured to be placed at least partially within at least one nostril of the subject, the bilateral nasal cannula tube communicating with a transducer and the computer for determining nasal flow from the at least one nostril.
A dual sensor diagnostic device for diagnosing health problems that can determine bilateral nasal flow and tongue position, the dual sensor diagnostic device comprising a rigid bite fork covered with a malleable plastic resin material configured to be cured to a rigid state by a specific frequency of light, at least one tongue sensor for communicating a subject's tongue position to a computer, a bilateral nasal cannula tube positioned and configured to be placed at least partially within each nostril of the subject, the bilateral nasal cannula tube communicating with a transducer and the computer for determining nasal flow from each nostril.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.