Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Sensitivity of skin to allergens or radiation
Patent
1998-09-04
2000-08-01
O'Connor, Cary
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Sensitivity of skin to allergens or radiation
A61B 500
Patent
active
060959886
ABSTRACT:
There is provided an autoloader apparatus and skin testing system for rapidly loading a multi-headed applicator used for epicutaneous application of biological testing agents, while at the same time, effectively inhibiting cross contamination of testing agents during loading and removal of the applicator. The autoloader apparatus includes a plurality of reservoirs for storing testing agents therein. Each reservoir includes a collar defining an open top. The autoloader apparatus further includes a receptacle having first and second surfaces defining a plurality of apertures therethrough for at least partially receiving the collars of the reservoirs. The skin testing system includes an applicator and an autoloader. The applicator has a plurality of picks for sealably engaging the open tops of the reservoirs of the autoloader to enable each pick to be loaded with an effective amount of testing agent. The testing agents are epicutaneously deposited by piercing the patient's skin with each pick to a predetermined depth and observing the pierced skin for response to the testing agent.
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Doll Joseph L.
Reese Ralph E.
White, Jr. William
Greer Laboratories, Inc.
O'Connor Cary
Wingood Pamela
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