Tongue depressor with a force/pressure sensing element
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1. A force sensing tongue depressor comprising:
- a. a longitudinal element having a distal end with said distal end being a single flexible flat rectangular plate with a rounded tipb. a force sensing element located at the distal end of said longitudinal elementc. traces that are used to transmit the information sensed by said force sensing element to measurement equipmentand said force sensing tongue depressor is designed to achieve measurement equilibrium during the measurement of tongue force.
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Abstract
A body force measurement system for both assessment and therapeutic usage comprising a non-rigid tongue depressor with a force sensing element attached to it and a means of converting the force sensed into quantifiable data. The system provides convenient method for making body force measurements consistent with current clinical practice and without the need for a fixed registration point.
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1. A force sensing tongue depressor comprising:
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a. a longitudinal element having a distal end with said distal end being a single flexible flat rectangular plate with a rounded tip b. a force sensing element located at the distal end of said longitudinal element c. traces that are used to transmit the information sensed by said force sensing element to measurement equipment and said force sensing tongue depressor is designed to achieve measurement equilibrium during the measurement of tongue force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A force sensing tongue depressor comprising:
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a. a longitudinal element having a distal end with said distal end being a single flexible flat rectangular plate with a rounded tip b. a force sensing element located at the distal end of said longitudinal element c. said force sensing element is a one-time-use pressure sensitive film and said force sensing tongue depressor is designed to achieve measurement equilibrium during the measurement of tongue force.
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