Scope of implementation and application of the project (technology, development)
Conducting an objective evidence-based olfactometric study;
Respiratory dysfunction diagnosis;
Monitoring the effectiveness of rhinosurgical interventions
Monitoring the intensity of rehabilitation after COVID-19
Sports medicine
Description of the project (technology, development)
For the first time, we propose combining rhinomanometry and olfactometry. Until now, there has been no such unique collection in the medical device markets. It is this combination that allows comprehensive testing of breathing disorders. What makes our test results different from other olfactory tests? Objectivity! We “change and expand” olfactory sensitivity, and we do not rely on the patient’s responses to smell or not smell. It is very important to apply the results of our testing when planning and forecasting operations. So that we can also offer clients a tool for assessing the correctness of a surgical intervention. We propose a criterion for olfactory sensitivity based on changes in the nasal breathing regime. Rhinomanometry gives us the energy characteristics of nasal breathing at the time of smelling. After our mathematical transformations, we get one digit and, according to our classification, we determine to which range the violation belongs (norm, weak, medium dysosmia …). Research is conducted before the operation and after – comparison of characteristics. In the case of a successful operation, the sensitivity is definitely improved. Using our device, doctors can document the success of the operation and its correct implementation. Application in forensic medicine. When planning operations, you can use the developed method. Additional necessary information on topographic research methods (tomogram). It is possible that the speed and speed of air changes in the time of nasal breathing, reducing the traumatic effect of the air stream on the olfactory slit (where the olfactory receptors are located).
Markets to which the project is oriented (technology, development)
Our consumers are throat specialists. That is, any private or public medical institutions that require ENT diagnostics or ENT surgery, rehabilitation centers, sanatoriums.
Description of the problem that the project solves (technology, development)
There are various methods and tools for assessing smell, but they are all subjective. That is, they come down to a subjective assessment of the reaction to the smell of the supplied air. According to the WHO, 75% of upper respiratory tract diseases are caused by metabolic disorders. However, patients rarely go to doctors with complaints only about a violation of treatment. If you do not timely identify and treat the same disorders caused by respiratory pathogenesis. This can contribute to chronic disease and complete atrophy of the olfactory analyzer.
Competitive advantages and novelty of the project (technology, development)
There are no analogues for measuring the sensitivity of smell based on rhinomanometry.
Objectivity.
We rely on measurable quantities and mathematical calculations, not on patient responses.
Our device is 2 in 1.
We objectively test both olfactory disturbances and breathing disturbances.
We’ve gone further than prototyping. We have passed the metrological certification for the measuring device.
Availability of certificates, patents (registration numbers), etc.
The design of the rhinomanometer is unique (a patent was obtained), the method of conducting objective testing of the sense of smell is patented, the design of the olfactometric nozzle is patented.
At what stage is the project (technology, development)
The prototype of the device and the application technology developed. Obtained metrological certification for the measuring device
The estimated cost of project implementation (technology, development)
10,000 euros
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