Patent ID: 8211040

Claim:
A continuous swallowing movement measuring device, comprising: a plurality of pressure sensors placed in a line along a direction of an up and down movement of a thyroid cartilage when a food is swallowed, a first one of the plurality of pressure sensors placed at a top position of the thyroid cartilage, a second one of the plurality of pressure sensors placed along the direction to measure a plurality of swallows included in a continuous swallowing movement; and a tool for wearing the plurality of pressure sensors and for fixing the plurality of pressure sensors to touch an anterior region of a neck of a subject, wherein the tool for wearing the plurality of pressure sensors is provided with fixing means for fixing the plurality of pressure sensors, a supporter of the plurality of pressure sensors that supports the fixing means, the supporter having a stand for holding a jaw; a sensor mounting part; and an axle that supports the stand, the axle rotating relative to the sensor mounting part, and a holding band that holds the supporter of the plurality of pressure sensors on the anterior region of the neck of the subject.