WO2010105614A1 - Messsystem zur beurteilung des schluckvorgangs und/oder bestimmung der aspiration - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to the use of a measuring system for the evaluation of a swallowing process, preferably a closure of the respiratory tract during the swallowing process and / or an aspiration.
- the measuring system can be used to support the treatment of dysphagia and / or to diagnose changes in the course of the swallow.
- Swallowing is one of the basic necessities of a person to sustain his life. Disturbances of this function, also called dysphagia, can lead to death after a short time by dehydration or starvation or by secondary diseases such as pneumonia.
- dysphagia The incidence of dysphagia is high and in most cases represents an acute threat to his life for the affected patient.
- the proportion of patients with a dysphagia in acute hospitals is about 14%, in nursing homes up to 50%.
- aspiration pneumonia is the fourth leading cause of death in the US.
- Stroke is the most common cause of all dysphagia, accounting for 25%.
- 30,000 new patients experience a dysphagia following cerebral infarction each year. These may be both brain infarcts and bleeding.
- 41% of patients experience symptoms of dysphagia and 16% in the chronic phase.
- the second leading cause of a dysphagia is cranial trauma.
- In the acute phase a large proportion of patients are unable to take oral food.
- dysphagia is reported in 10-14% of cases (Winstein CJ (1983), Yorkston KM, et al (1989)).
- Pattern generators These are stimulated on the one hand by olfactory, gustatory and visual stimuli and on the other hand by the feeling of hunger and modulated by higher suprabulbar centers.
- one or more pontines, a pontino-medilla and 2 bulbar swallowing centers in the reticular formation are postulated, which are already activated at birth.
- Essential for the swallowing success is the intact interaction of the swallowing centers with motor and sensitive cranial nerve nuclei and cranial nerve fibers. Disruption of the suprabulbar centers with consecutive misinformation to the pattern generator leads to dysphagia.
- Muscular electromyographic measurements of the pharynx and esophagus indicate that a somatotopic representation exists that has a hemispheric difference independent of handedness and is asymmetric.
- the transmission to the musculature takes place through five pairs of nerves (trigeminal nerve V, facial nerve VII, glossopharyngeal nerve IX, vagus nerve X., hypoglossal nerve XII) and 3 cervical nerves that form the cervical plexus. They are necessary to ensure the required afferents and efferences for the swallowing process, which takes place in four or five phases.
- the preparation phase of swallowing is arbitrarily controllable.
- the food is ingested, brought to the anterior / middle third of the tongue and tested for specific receptors for odor, taste, temperature and volume.
- Solid and semi-solid foods are crushed, mixed with saliva and formed into a bolus, which holds the tongue at the end of the Kauphase in the front to middle palate area in the so-called tongue bowl.
- the average bolus volume is 5-20 ml.
- the complex pharyngeal phase begins with the triggering of the swallowing reflex and ends with the opening of the upper esophageal sphincter and lasts for 0.7-1 s. It is not arbitrarily controllable.
- the laryngeal flap is divided into 3 levels: closure of the vocal folds, vertical approach of the adducted artery bumps to the base of the epiglottis and epiglottis dip to cover the laryngeal inlet.
- the epiglottis closure is made possible by the bolus pressure from above, the muscle pull of the aryepiglottic muscles downwards and the combined pressure by the tongue backward movement and larynx elevation.
- the opening of the upper esophageal sphincter is made possible by the anterior-superior movement of the hyoid bone and larynx.
- the pharyngeal phase ends as soon as the bolus reaches the upper esophageal sphincter.
- the oesophageal phase begins at the end of the pharyngo-oesophageal segment and lasts 8-2 o.
- the bolus transport takes place by means of primary peristaltic waves triggered by the swallowing reflex and secondarily by local stretching stimuli.
- various therapeutic approaches are used today.
- surgical intervention such as tracheotomy or the placement of a PEG is required in cases of severe dysphagia to prevent or minimize complications.
- Further measures such as the surgical closure of the larynx or laryngectomy are not standard and are reserved for exceptional cases only.
- the conservative dysphagia therapies can be roughly divided into two approaches. Sensory measures (cold, heat, taste, etc.) should trigger, change the coordination or extent of swallowing. This is done in the outer and / or inner mouth area stimulation with sensory stimuli. Motor measures are intended to alter the passage of the body through a change of body position, posture (head turn), supporting movements (eg shaker maneuvers) or actions (eg Masako maneuver) during the swallowing process
- Videofluoroscopy is an x-ray examination of the swallowing process.
- the patient swallows with contrast-enhanced foods.
- the swallowing process is recorded under fluoroscopy as a video.
- the examination documentation takes place in two levels (frontal and lateral). The slow-motion resolution allows an accurate assessment of the individual swallowing phases and possible disturbances.
- the swallowing examination is carried out by a flexible endoscope inserted transnasally. Observed and evaluated during the recording of saliva and Foods of different consistency (eg colored water, green jello and bread).
- saliva and Foods of different consistency eg colored water, green jello and bread.
- the advantage of the method lies in the lower radiation exposure and thus in the repeatability of the examination, for example as a release documentation of a therapy.
- the disadvantage is that during the oral phase and intradeglutitiv in the pharyngeal phase no
- EMG electromyography
- Ultrasound can be used to assess anatomical structures in real time using ultrasound. Sonography is only conditionally suitable for the evaluation of swallowing disorders. It is possible to observe the tongue function within the oral phase during swallowing as well as to evaluate the movement of
- Hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage are not easy to recognize because of the different types of tissue available there.
- a piezosensor can be used to detect the up and down movement of the laryngeal skeleton during swallowing.
- the sensor is placed between the cricoid cartilage and the thyroid cartilage on the midline of the neck. Firm skin contact must be realized by means of a plaster. Resulting pressure changes when sliding along the cricoid cartilage under the sensor are registered by the same.
- an acceleration sensor can be used to detect the larynx movement. The acceleration sensor is positioned equivalent to the piezo sensor described above.
- Kob et al. have described a multi-channel electro-glottography method that can detect the 2D position of the larynx at a frequency of 5 Hz.
- the described system is based on U.S. Patent No. 4,909,261.
- electroglottography By means of electroglottography, the closure of the glottis is primarily recorded.
- the movement of the larynx can be determined from the measurement.
- the movement of other swallowing structures, e.g. of the base of the tongue can not be determined due to the placement of the electrodes on either side of the larynx.
- the multichannel electroglottography is also very expensive, since a large number of electrodes is used.
- Bl is detected by the voltage drop caused by a sinusoidal current flow through the tissue of constant amplitude.
- the electrodes were placed on the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the larynx on both sides of the neck.
- a frequency of 50 kHz was used.
- the authors described the measurement method as Impedance Pharyngography (IP).
- IP Impedance Pharyngography
- Yamamoto et al. the reproducibility of the trace was determined with small changes in the electrode positions. It could be shown that the curves of the impedance pharyngography took a nearly identical course even after a change of the electrode position. The resulting measurement curve was interpreted as an image of the entire course of swallowing (oral, pharyngeal, oesophageal phase).
- the change in impedance is due to movement of the larynx, pharynx, neck and esophagus.
- the impedance measurement described here uses a grounded power source with only one the two current electrodes of the current flow is regulated and checked. Such a procedure can lead to two main problems:
- the measurement method described by the Japanese working groups is not robust against low-frequency disturbances that are not filtered out by the 25 Hz low-pass used. These include, for example, interference generated by cable movements.
- 16 electrodes are placed in a transverse plane at the neck at the level of the thyroid cartilage and the third cervical vertebra. The spatial resolution of the measurement is in the centimeter range. It has been shown that precise determination of bolus transit times by means of impedance tomography is possible, with variability in measurements being much smaller for larger bolus volumes (20 ml).
- the described examinations may only be performed by physicians. In many cases, however, an assessment of whether a patient may be orally nourished in the everyday life of a nursing home, nursing home or rehabilitation facility is necessary in which the technical equipment does not allow this investigation and no trained employees are present.
- Urgent necessary for the safe food intake of a patient is thus a method that is able to perform a simple way without significant technical effort and risk to the patient even in a limited in the perception of patients, an assessment for aspiration.
- Central importance during swallowing is the closure of the
- Swallowing maneuvers can be checked. At the same time, the patient is unable to test the success of his exercise efforts.
- the technical problem underlying the invention was to develop a measuring system that for the assessment of swallowing and swallowing disorders z.
- As aspiration, penetration or dysphagia can be used and does not have the disadvantages of the prior art. Above all, the measuring system should be suitable for frequent to permanent use.
- the invention relates to a use of a measuring system comprising
- Cartilage surrounded cavity is detected.
- the measuring system can be used transcutaneously, subcutaneously, intratracheally as well as intraluminally. It can be used to diagnose, treat and prevent swallowing disorders and changes in the course of swallowing, regardless of the underlying conditions.
- the measurement system can also support the training of people with altered swallowing.
- the measuring system a quick and uncomplicated evaluation of parts or of the entire course of swallowing can be made possible. It is particularly advantageous that the evaluation of the swallowing process is already available during the swallowing process. The measurement is particularly fast, which facilitates the application many times, since, for example, no specialist personnel is required to evaluate X-ray images.
- the new measuring system it is possible to assess the crucial phase during the swallowing process, the closure of the larynx, and thus the protection of the lower respiratory tract. It is advantageous that with the use according to the invention, the assessment of the airway closure in a simple manner is possible without the patient being exposed to a security risk, for example X-rays. A risk to the patient is excluded by the new measuring system.
- the easy handling allows the use of the measuring system, which does not have to be carried out or supervised by qualified personnel. This significantly reduces the cost of the applications.
- Another advantage of the invention is that the measurements can always and immediately be made.
- a preparation such as B. the swallowing of contrast agent is not required.
- the detected bioimpedance change can be compared with control values. For example, your own progress can be assessed.
- the cartilage which at least partially forms a cavity
- the cavity partially or completely surrounded by cartilage is a larynx.
- Non-gaseous substances whose passage can be determined with the measuring system, can both endogenous secretions z.
- saliva as well as foreign bodies. These can be liquids so that, for example, drinking can be controlled using the measuring system. It can also determine the passage of solids, such as food. Even small crumbs that enter the trachea can have serious consequences if the patient is unable to remove them immediately, for example by coughing.
- the larynx forms the transition from the pharynx to the trachea, it represents the earliest point to detect the emergence of aspiration and / or penetration. Aspiration and / or penetration may occur if the larynx does not completely occlude the laryngeal inlet during the swallowing process. Accordingly, not only the aspiration or penetration itself can be determined by the use of the measuring system in the sense of the invention, but it can also be assessed from the swallowing behavior of patients whether the danger of aspiration and / or penetration exists.
- the measuring system is used to determine or diagnose aspiration. Aspiration can have life-threatening consequences, which is why it is especially important to recognize them quickly. This can be used to assess whether a patient is able to ingest food or whether an artificial diet is necessary. So far, this assessment often had to be made on the basis of feeling, since the necessary measuring methods could only be carried out by a doctor and therefore in numerous facilities (eg. Nursing homes) were not sufficiently available.
- the measuring system according to the invention does not have to be used by a doctor in its transcutaneous use because it is non-invasive and particularly easy to use. The new method makes it possible, without considerable technical effort or health-endangering examinations such. B. X-ray to detect the life-threatening transfer of fluids, saliva or food into the trachea.
- the measuring system is used to determine penetration.
- a penetration non-gaseous substances penetrate into the upper respiratory tract.
- the determination of a penetration can therefore be used to control the course of swallowing and to detect the risk of possible aspiration early on.
- the invention relates to the use of the measurement system, wherein the change in bioimpedance is determined during the approach of the larynx and hyoid bone. It was completely surprising that the approach of larynx and hyoid bone leads to a measurable change in the bioimpedance in the neck with the use of the measuring system according to the invention. This distinguishes the invention from previously known Bl measuring methods. Thus, the crucial phase of the swallowing process - namely the occlusion of the respiratory tract through the approach of the larynx and the hyoid bone - can be assessed with the measuring system according to the invention.
- the voltage measuring elements are each arranged in a voltage measuring electrode and • the elements for applying a current in each case
- This embodiment can be used both transcutaneously, subcutaneously, intratracheally and intraluminally.
- the advantage of this use is that the system provides very accurate values and can be easily adapted to the anatomy of each patient.
- the 2-electrode method the voltage is measured directly via the current electrodes. The voltage drop across the electrode-skin contact is measured. The voltage drop is caused by the current flow that is impressed on the current electrodes in the patient. This resistance is time-variant and thus leads to a measurement error. Such an undesirable effect can be avoided by the 4-electrode method.
- the voltage is measured via additional electrodes. Since a negligible current flows through the voltage electrodes, there is also no disturbing time-variant voltage drop due to the electrode-skin contact.
- the preferred embodiment of the measuring system supports both methods.
- the measuring system can also be used to simultaneously determine the approach of the larynx and the hyoid bone and aspiration and / or penetration. If the larynx does not close properly during the swallowing process, aspiration may occur. For this reason, swallowing disorders such as dysphagia and aspiration or penetration may cause each other. A simultaneous assessment may therefore be advantageous. This use is particularly suitable for the assessment of the swallowing behavior and / or the diagnosis, therapy or prevention of aspiration, penetration or and / or dysphagia, since both the sufficient closure of the larynx during swallowing, as well as the passage of non-gaseous substances through the larynx can be detected.
- the measuring system is superior to the known systems, because in a particularly uncomplicated way, both the swallowing disorders and aspirations or penetrations can be detected. With the measuring system of the invention, therefore, both a predestination for aspiration and the aspiration itself can be detected.
- a bioimpedance measurement is performed at 50 kHz and the other bioimpedance measurement is preferably performed at 100 kHz.
- the current electrodes are arranged on both sides on the stemocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the lower jaw and / or on the thyroid cartilage at or below or above the vocal cord plane.
- the arrangement of the current electrodes on both sides of the stemocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the lower jaw is particularly suitable for the use of the measuring system for determining the closure of the respiratory tract during the swallowing process. Surprisingly, these positions are also particularly advantageous for the use of the measurement system for the simultaneous assessment of airway obstruction during swallowing and the determination of aspiration and / or penetration.
- the placement of the current electrodes on the thyroid cartilage at or below the vocal cord plane has been found to be beneficial for the use of the measurement system to determine aspiration. Penetration was particularly well detected when the current electrodes were placed on the thyroid cartilage above the vocal cord plane.
- the use of the measuring system is particularly preferred, the voltage measuring electrodes being arranged on both sides between the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage in front of the stemocleidomastoid muscle and / or on the thyroid cartilage at or below or above the vocal cord plane. It has been found that the change in bioimpedance can be detected particularly well during the approach of the larynx and the posterior hyoid bone, when the voltage measurement electrodes are arranged on both sides between the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage in front of the stemocleidomastoid muscle.
- the arrangement of the voltage measurement electrodes on the thyroid cartilage at or below the vocal cord plane has proven to be particularly suitable.
- the bioimpedance change during a penetration can be detected particularly advantageously.
- the invention relates to the use of the measuring system, wherein in each case a voltage measuring element and an element for applying a current are arranged together in an electrode.
- This measuring system can be used transcutaneously, subcutaneously, intratracheally or intraluminally. This embodiment is advantageous because the application is particularly pleasant for the patient and is perceived as little disturbing. Thanks to its compact design, the system is mobile, easy to transport and particularly easy to use by the patients themselves.
- This embodiment is also advantageous for applications in which a permanent detection, for example, the detection of the passage of saliva, is required.
- a permanent detection for example, the detection of the passage of saliva.
- the reduction of the number of necessary electrodes is particularly suitable for a subcutaneous, intratracheal or intraluminal application, since the measuring system can be attached more gently and is not perceived as painful or disturbing.
- the electrodes are arranged on both sides in front of the stemocleidomastoid muscle between the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage or on both sides of the thyroid cartilage at or below or above the vocal cord plane.
- This arrangement is particularly well suited to detect the passage or intrusion of non-gaseous substances through the larynx. Surprisingly, this arrangement also allows the detection of very small volumes, so that the passage of small amounts of liquid or crumbs can be detected.
- aspiration is determined by one of the following arrangements of the electrodes:
- Electrodes there are four electrodes (two current electrodes and two voltage measurement electrodes) transcutaneously substantially in a line on both sides of the thyroid cartilage in height or below the
- the two outer electrodes are current electrodes.
- Two electrodes, each comprising a voltage measuring element and an element for applying a current, are attached transcutaneously on both sides of the thyroid cartilage at or below the vocal cord plane.
- Two current and two voltage measurement electrodes are placed subcutaneously at or below the vocal cord plane, in or through the vocal cord
- Thyroid cartilage attached wherein the two outer electrodes are preferably current electrodes.
- Two electrodes each comprising a voltage sensing element and an element for applying a current, are applied subcutaneously, in or through the thyroid cartilage, at or below the vocal cord plane.
- Two current electrodes are located on or in a tracheal cannula, while two voltage sensing electrodes are placed transcutaneously on or above the level of the vocal cords on the thyroid cartilage or subcutaneously, through, or through the thyroid cartilage.
- Two electrodes each comprising a voltage sensing element and an element for applying a current, are found on a tracheostomy tube.
- penetration is determined by one of the following arrangements of the electrodes: There are four electrodes (two current electrodes and two
- Tension electrodes are attached transcutaneously essentially in a line on both sides of the thyroid cartilage above the vocal cord plane.
- the two outer electrodes are current electrodes.
- Two electrodes, each comprising a voltage measuring element and an element for applying a current, are attached transcutaneously on both sides of the thyroid cartilage above the vocal cord plane.
- Two current and two voltage sense electrodes are placed subcutaneously above the vocal cord plane, in or through the thyroid cartilage, with the two outer electrodes preferably
- Two electrodes each comprising a voltage sensing element and an element for applying a current, are applied subcutaneously, in or through the thyroid cartilage, above the vocal cord plane.
- Two current electrodes are located on or in a tracheal cannula, while two voltage sensing electrodes are placed transcutaneously above the vocal cord plane on the thyroid cartilage, or subcutaneously on, in or through the thyroid cartilage.
- Two electrodes each comprising a voltage sensing element and an element for applying a current, are found on a tracheostomy tube.
- the cannula / tube and probe should in particular be used if they are already present.
- already existing things in the neck can be used. It is also possible to use it alone when measuring via the cannula (for example, measurement of aspiration in the case of a lying cannula or tube, in spite of a cannula).
- the swallowing process preferably the approach of the larynx and the hyoid bone, is assessed by one of the following arrangements of the electrodes:
- the current electrodes are placed on both sides transcutaneously on the stemocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the mandibular angle, while the voltage measuring electrodes are placed on both sides between the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage in front of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
- the electrodes each comprising a voltage measuring element and an element for applying a current, are placed on both sides transcutaneously, laterally on the neck in front of the stemocleidomastoid muscle between the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage.
- the current electrodes are placed on both sides subcutaneously on the stemocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the mandibular angle, while the voltage measuring electrodes are placed subcutaneously at the level of the epiglottic vallecula.
- the electrodes, each comprising a voltage measuring element and an element for applying a current, are applied subcutaneously at the level of the vallecula epiglottica.
- Two current electrodes are located on a probe located in the pharynx, while the two voltage measurement electrodes are placed transcutaneously between the hyoid and thyroid cartilage or subcutaneously at the level of the vallecula epiglottica.
- one electrode is attached to a probe located in the pharynx, while the other electrode is attached subcutaneously between the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage or subcutaneously at the epiglottic vallecula.
- the swallowing process preferably the approach of the larynx and the hyoid bone, is assessed while at the same time the occurrence of aspiration and / or penetration is determined by one of the following arrangements of the electrodes:
- the current electrodes are placed bilaterally transcutaneously on the sternocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the mandibular angle, while two voltage measurement electrodes are transcutaneously placed between the hyoid and thyroid cartilage in front of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and two other voltage measurement electrodes transcutaneously on both sides of the thyroid cartilage at or below or above the vocal cord plane.
- the current electrodes are placed bilaterally subcutaneously on the stemocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the mandibular angle, while two voltage measuring electrodes are placed subcutaneously at the level of the epiglottic vallecula and two other voltage measuring electrodes subcutaneously at or below or above the vocal cord plane.
- the current electrodes are found on or in a pharyngeal probe or on or in a tracheal cannula, while two voltage sensing electrodes be placed subcutaneously at the level of the epiglottic vallecula and two additional voltage measuring electrodes subcutaneously at or below or above the vocal cord plane.
- the positions mentioned here are particularly suitable for obtaining exact measured values since large amplitudes can be achieved. In addition, no false-positive or false-negative results are generated with the mentioned measuring arrangements.
- the positions are also well-suited for the applications mentioned because the electrodes can be easily attached to the appropriate places and do not slip due to the swallowing or breathing movements.
- the person skilled in the art understands the technical teaching of the present invention in that, depending on sex, height, weight and age, the anatomy of the patients may require a slight change in the positions of the electrodes.
- the skilled person is able to attach the electrodes depending on the anatomical conditions of the individual patient so that an optimal measurement is possible.
- the invention relates to the use of the measuring system, which additionally comprises neuromuscular stimulators.
- the measurement system can not only be used for the determination of swallowing disorders, dysphagia, aspiration and / or penetration, but at the same time is able to initiate appropriate countermeasures. For example, when aspiration and / or penetration occurs, swallowing, coughing or hawking may be initiated by appropriate stimulation.
- the data obtained from the measurements can be used for control be used by stimulation of different types, such as electrical, mechanical, chemical (eg citric acid), thermal or vibration, to make the swallowing safer.
- stimulation of the musculus digastricus, geniohyoid muscle and / or thyrohyoid muscle is possible.
- a stimulation of the laryngeal nerve, the vagus nerve and / or the extensor receptors of the trachea can trigger a coughing impulse.
- the stimulation pulses are generated by a multi-channel stimulator for neuromuscular stimulation.
- the method represents a significant advance in the diagnosis of life-threatening aspiration. Detection of aspiration makes it possible to detect an undiscovered aspiration ("silent aspiration"), which is particularly dangerous for a patient, since no defense reactions (coughing, hawking) protect it. mechanical, etc.) a triggering of the cough is possible.
- the invention not only makes it easier to detect aspiration, but in addition, a defense reaction can be triggered without much time delay, so that the risk of developing secondary diseases is significantly minimized.
- the measuring system is preferably used for the subcutaneous, intratracheal or intraluminal application in the form of a neuroprosthesis.
- This embodiment is particularly suitable for a permanent application and allows, for example, the patient's own constant control of the swallowing process. It was completely surprising that the measuring system of the invention could be designed so that successful implantation into a patient is possible without complications or impairment of the patient.
- FIG. 1 A preferred embodiment of a measuring system according to the invention is shown in FIG.
- the measuring amplifier To protect the measuring amplifier from the high voltages of the stimulation pulses, its input is protected. The protection can be done by triggered to the stimulation pulses switches, diodes or the like. Preferably, a combination of resistors and diodes is used. Preferably, resistors are each connected to the input of the stimulation pulses.
- Amplifier placed, followed by diodes, which can derive the high voltage drops at the voltage electrodes. This protection also prevents dangerous leakage currents to the patient.
- the output of the power source is protected by diodes, which can dissipate the high voltage drops across the current electrodes.
- the system was also designed for use with neuromuscular stimulators. Such stimulation systems are used for the therapy of dysphagia or for the neuroprosthetic care of dysphagia patients.
- the invention relates to the use of the measuring system for producing a means for assessing the swallowing process, for supporting the therapy for swallowing disorders and / or for diagnosing changes in the course of swallowing.
- the invention relates to the use of the measuring system for producing an agent for the diagnosis, therapy and / or prevention of aspiration, penetration and / or dysphagia.
- the bandpass filter is preferably used after the measuring amplifier. Sturgeon artifacts on the voltage sensing elements, which can be caused by muscle action potentials and cable movement, are easily removed by the bandpass filter because the Bl changes in the amplitude modulated voltage are contained within a narrow frequency range around the selected measurement frequency.
- the measurement method is more robust against external disturbances and has a higher temporal resolution than, for example, electro-tomography and multichannel electroglottography.
- a low pass filter is preferably used with 12 kHz.
- the low-pass filter can be used to isolate the measuring frequency and thus remove interfering artifacts.
- the low-pass filter is preferably used after the measuring amplifier.
- the Bl measuring voltages on the voltage measuring elements which can be caused by the current source, can be easily removed by means of the low-pass filter, since the muscle action potentials are contained in the selected measuring frequency.
- the EMG can be used to measure the muscle activity during swallowing and provide further information for assessing the swallowing process. Simultaneous measurement on the voltage electrodes eliminates the need for additional electrodes.
- At least one differential current source is used, which drives the floating load symmetrically, minimizes, preferably suppresses the common-mode noise, which allows essentially no DC component and is robust to groundings of the load to ground.
- This embodiment is advantageous because it substantially prevents DC currents in the measurement and measurement errors due to patient contact, and is robust to earth groundings of the load.
- a current source according to DE 601 25 601 T2.
- DE 601 25 601 T2 is included in the disclosure of this invention.
- the use of a DC barrier to the patient Preferably, the DC barrier is used at both outputs of the power source. Preferably, the DC barrier is used after the diodes for overvoltage protection.
- capacitors preferably Y1 capacitors, are used as DC barrier, e. Further preferred is a complete galvanic isolation of each individual differential current source.
- the circuitry implementation of the Bl measurement is simplified, since only the changing amount of Bl must be determined. Its course can be obtained from the envelope of the measured voltage. Furthermore, the use of the measuring system is preferred, wherein the amount of the bioimpedance is determined by amplitude modulation, preferably by means of an envelope detector.
- the 4-electrode method is to be preferred in order to avoid a voltage drop of the changing electrode-skin impedance and the associated measurement error.
- the invention relates to the use of the measuring system, wherein the change in the bioimpedance is displayed optically, preferably on a monitor.
- the data obtained from the measured values can thus be used for optical representation in order to support the patient in carrying out exercises in the context of a therapy.
- This embodiment is advantageous in that it allows for control which need not be supervised by a physician or specialist.
- a reference legger (“right leg drive”) may be used, this circuit ensuring that capacitively coupled common-mode noise is prevented or at least reduced.
- the measurement can be carried out without reference electrode, if instead an active circuit for common-mode reduction is activated at the inputs of the voltage measuring circuit.
- the principle of "active shielding" is applied, whereby a shield voltage is actively generated and applied to the cable shield of the voltage measuring elements.
- the invention also relates to a measuring system for use in assessing a swallowing process
- the measurement can be done 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- the system can be used for therapy control.
- the amplitude of the sinusoidal current was 0.25 mA, the frequency 50 kHz.
- the 4-electrode measurement method with separate transcutaneous current and voltage electrodes was chosen to avoid a voltage drop of the changing electrode-skin impedance and the associated measurement error. In the case of an implanted measuring system, however, a 2-electrode measuring arrangement could also be used (current and measuring electrodes are identical here).
- Figure 4 shows the change in the amount of bioimpedance over time. Compared with the simultaneous radiological examination, the amount of bioimpedance decreases as the anatomical structures approach (see Figure 5).
- the amplitude of Bl correlates with the degree of airway occlusion.
- the change in the amount of Bl on a bovine head was measured.
- the voltage measuring electrodes were fixed on both sides at the level of the arytenoid cartilages in the musculature.
- the current was injected on both sides via electrodes that were inserted into the thyroid cartilage
- Figure 6 shows an example of the electrode positions and the measuring points.
- the 4-electrode measuring method (separate electrodes for current injection and voltage measurement) was used.
- a 2-electrode measuring arrangement may also be used (current and measuring electrodes are identical here).
- the amplitude of the sinusoidal current was 0.25 mA, the frequency 50 kHz.
- Figures 7 to 11 show the passage of fluids through the larynx. Shown are the measurement curve (top left), the spiked bovine head (top right), the video image looking into the larynx and the name of the liquids (lower left), and a schematic representation of the height of the measurement points (bottom right).
- Figure 7 Designates the starting point.
- Figure 8 Yogurt enters the larynx.
- the trace reaches its minimum Figure 11: The trace returns to its starting point when the larynx is empty.
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