Patent ID: 11875704
Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A nasal simulator comprising:
a three-dimensional (3D) printed nasal cavity within based on diagnostic imagery of a human nasal cavity;
a fan system positioned to mimic air flow through the human nasal cavity;
a first probe access bore formed through the 3D printed nasal cavity to a first location having a first internal contour; and
an anemometer insert having an outer diameter sized to be slidingly received in and to pneumatically seal the first probe access bore, the anemometer insert having a distal contour that aligns with the first internal contour of the 3D printed nasal cavity, the anemometer insert having a longitudinal bore that is sized to receive a probe of an anemometer to detect characteristics of the air flow through the 3D cavity.