Methods and systems for automated pneumatic otoscopy
AssigneeOtoNexus Medical Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGina Kelly, Mark A. Moehring
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Abstract
An exemplary method for characterizing a quality of a membrane measurement may comprise receiving a reflected signal from a tympanic membrane in response to a pneumatic challenge; characterizing a quality of a seal in response to the reflected signal, wherein the quality of the seal is characterized based on a leak rate; and providing an indication that the leak rate is sufficiently small to continue with a measurement.
Claims27
A method for characterizing a quality of a membrane measurement, the method comprising:
- receiving a reflected signal from a tympanic membrane in response to a pneumatic challenge;
- characterizing a quality of a seal in response to the reflected signal, wherein the quality of the seal is characterized based on a leak rate;
- and
- providing an indication that the leak rate is sufficiently small to continue with a measurement.
A system for characterizing a quality of a membrane measurement, the system comprising:
- a processor comprising instructions that when executed are configured to:
- receive a reflected signal from a tympanic membrane in response to a pneumatic challenge;
- characterize a quality of a seal in response to the reflected signal, wherein the quality of the seal is characterized based on a leak rate;
- and
- provide an indication that the leak rate is sufficiently small to continue with a measurement.
A system for automated pneumatic otoscopy, comprising:
- a pressure source configured to provide a plurality of pressure profiles to a pneumatic volume comprising a target object or region;
- one or more sensors configured to detect or measure (i) a pressure within the pneumatic volume and/or (ii) a leak rate of the pneumatic volume;
- and
- a control unit configured to implement a closed loop control scheme to adjust or modulate an operation, a position, and/or a movement of the pressure source based on one or more measurements obtained using the one or more sensors.
A method for automated pneumatic otoscopy, comprising:
- (a) using a pressure source to provide a plurality of pressure profiles to a pneumatic volume comprising a target object or region;
- (b) using one or more sensors to detect or measure (i) a pressure within the pneumatic volume and/or (ii) a leak rate of the pneumatic volume;
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- (c) using a control unit configured to implement a closed loop control scheme to adjust or modulate an operation, a position, and/or a movement of the pressure source based on one or more measurements obtained using the one or more sensors.
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