Abstract: A system for measuring sensation or sensory responses of a tissue of a subject (or patient) by delivering air pulses of controlled pressure, duration, and frequency to the tissue surface. The system can include an endoscope having a range finder component to determine the distance between the distal end of the endoscope and a target tissue surface. When it is determined that the endoscope has been positioned at a predetermined distance from the tissue surface, the air pulses can be administered to the tissue surface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 11, 2020
Assignee:
UNIVERSIDAD DEL A SABANA
Inventors:
Luis Fernando Giraldo Cadavid, Luis Mauricio Agudelo Otálora, Mario Arbulú Saavedra, Javier Burguete, Secundino Fernandez González