Method and system for measuring airflow of nares

• Main Author: AYLSWORTH ALONZO C.,SPECTOR LAWRENCE C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.05.2007
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; COCKS; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING; DIAGNOSIS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FIRE-FIGHTING; FUNERAL DEVICES; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; LIFE-SAVING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; SURGERY; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS; VALVES; WEAPONS

A method and system for measuring airflow through nares. One exemplary embodiment comprises: measuring an attribute of an airflow through a first naris; measuring an attribute of an airflow through a second naris; wherein measuring the attribute of the airflow through the first naris is accomplished without blocking the second naris; and wherein measuring the attribute of the airflow through the second naris is accomplished without blocking the first naris.