Patent ID: 9526449
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An esophageal device for diagnosing Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) pathology, the esophageal device comprising: (a) a intra-luminal pressure sensor configured to measure UES pressure when the intra-luminal pressure sensor is located within an Upper Esophageal Sphincter of a patient; (b) a fluid infusion device including: (c) an output device; (d) an article of manufacture communicatively coupled with the output device, the article of manufacture including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable program code disposed therein, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect: (e) a non-invasive device that compresses a cricoid of the patient thereby changing the UES pressure detected by the intra-luminal pressure sensor, wherein the non-invasive device comprises: a cushion, a band coupled to the cushion, and a coupling clasp attached to the band, wherein when the band is placed in tension in a preset configuration about a neck of the patient using the clasp, the cushion is compressed towards the cricoid and the UES pressure within the Upper Esophageal Sphincter is set at a predetermined intra-luminal pressure suitable for treating a patient having an abnormality in UES anatomy, physiology, or functionality, wherein when the band is placed in the preset configuration using the clasp a relative position of a first end of the band to a second end of the band provides an identifier that the non-invasive device will induce the predetermined intra-luminal pressure.