Patent ID: 6213959
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A morphometric modeling system comprising:(a) anatomical feature measuring means for determining first anatomical data of a patient including:a first measurement value indicative of a distance between a highest point of the palate in an oral cavity of the patient and a tongue,a second measurement value indicative of an overlap of the upper and lower right central incisors,a third measurement value indicative of a distance between a molar on the right side of the upper jaw and a molar on the left side of the upper jaw, anda fourth measured value indicative of a distance between a molar on the right side of the lower jaw and a molar on the left side of the lower jaw; and(b) processing means for determining a morphometric model value for such a patient based on the first anatomical data, said morphometric model value being indicative of a likelihood that such a patient suffers from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.