DEVICE FOR ASSESSING OLFACTORY PERCEPTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a device (1) for assessing the olfactory perception of a user, comprising: a mount (2) movable relative to the user; a plurality of vessels containing odorous substances and supported by the mount (2); plugs closing the vessels; a mechanism (6) for moving the mount (2) relative to the user, making it possible to selectively move a vessel into a test position in front of the user and enabling the user to inhale the odorous substance (S_j) contained in said vessel; a detection system (8) outputting information relative to the breathing of the user; a control system (9) for controlling the moving mechanism (6) in order to consecutively move a plurality of vessels into the test position and enable the user to consecutively inhale the odorous substances contained in said vessels, the operation of the moving mechanism (6) taking place in accordance with the information output by the detection system (8) to the control system (9).