Title :
An innovative device to support Politzer manoeuvre
Author :
De Porcellinis, S. ; Setola, R. ; Casale, M. ; di Castelbianco, F.B. ; Salvinelli, F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. CAMPUS Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome
Abstract :
Politzer manoeuvre causes retrograde inflation of the middle ear by forcing air through the Eustachian tube. It has been proposed as nonsurgical treatment of middle ear with effusion, Eustachian tube dysfunction and negative middle ear pressure from elevation changes. Even if Politzer manoeuvre can be considered a classical technique, it is generally performed without any feedback about its correctness neither about qualitative evidence about its efficacy. In this paper we describe an innovative device, named OtoFree, specifically designed to support medical doctors during Politzer manoeuvre. OtoFree provides information about the correctness of the manoeuvre and also useful hints about the treatments results.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; ear; effusion; patient treatment; Eustachian tube dysfunction; OtoFree device; Politzer manoeuvre; effusion; middle ear; nonsurgical treatment; Biomedical engineering; Ear; Feedback; Fingers; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Pathology; Rubber; Safety devices; Testing; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Feedback; Middle Ear Ventilation; Physical Stimulation; Pressure; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Therapy, Computer-Assisted;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353085
