Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Sensitivity of skin to allergens or radiation
Patent
1998-04-20
2000-02-15
O'Connor, Cary
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Sensitivity of skin to allergens or radiation
604 46, A61B 500
Patent
active
060247061
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an improved quantitative skin allergic test device, which has a finger grip to be held by fingers and multiple legs longitudinally attached to the finger grip. Each leg has a cover having a sealing plug portion adaptful for the mouth of an antigen container, an elongated stem extending from the sealing plug portion, and a raised portion as well as a plurality of punctures provided at the end of the elongated stem. The raised portion and punctures being capable of carrying sufficient antigen liquid therebetween to conduct the test. The raised portion may be act as a stop to limit excessive penetration of the punctures, therefore preventing the epidermis layer of the skin of a patient from being penetrated through while conducting a skin allergic test so as to obtain an accurate interpretation of the test result.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5749836 (1998-05-01), Hsiao
patent: 5820562 (1998-10-01), Hsiao
Liauh W. Wayne
O'Connor Cary
Wingood Pamela
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