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US07771365B2 Method and apparatus for laryngeal examination 有权
喉检查方法和装置

Method and apparatus for laryngeal examination
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Method and apparatus for laryngeal examination of a subject (1) during exercise on apparatus such as a treadmill (2), for example to detect laryngeal dysfunction such as vocal cord dysfunction or exercise-induced laryngomalacia. The apparatus comprises a support unit (11) attached to the head (10) of the subject, and a laryngoscope (15) attached to the support unit. The subject exercises whilst the support unit and laryngoscope are attached to the subject. A fibre optic (18) of the laryngoscope is used for transnasal laryngoscopy during exercise and images are stored in a recording device (21).
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