Revolutionizing Silent Aspiration Diagnosis

Objective non-invasive bedside tool for silent aspiration

Swallowing difficulty is a common symptom of neurological disorders.
Silent aspiration poses a uniquely dangerous and stealthy threat.
Its accurate diagnosis is vital for high-risk patients to prevent pneumonia and other complications.

Silent aspiration lacks visible symptoms, making bedside manual detection unreliable and delaying proper interventions.
Current instrumental tests are invasive (Endoscopy), risky (X-ray), and inaccessible (Cost and logistics).
Our technology provides an objective, non-invasive, fast, and safe solution to detect silent aspiration at the bedside.

Who Gets Benefits

For children and infants with pediatric feeding disorders (PFD), including NICU patients, safe feeding for crucial growth and development must be balanced with actively minimizing their radiation exposure from instrumental tests.
Elderly patients with neurological disorders like stroke, Parkinson's, and dementia face mobility and cognitive challenges that complicate hospital visits and adherence to instrumental swallowing test directions.

Comparable to a gold standard of dysphagia care: Detecting aspiration, our device has been validated with X-ray-based Modified Barium Swallowing Study (standard of care), showing 80% sensitivity (true positive) and 83% specificity (true negative).
Portable & Convenient: Wearable design enables bedside assessments and continuous monitoring.
Real-Time Detection: Instantly diagnoses and alerts patients to cough as a protective response.
User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive device and app designed for ease of use by medical staff and caregivers.

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