Tactile sensory testing instrument

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1996-06-27

1998-10-20

Hindenburg, Max

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Touch or pain response of skin

600587, A61B 1900

Patent

active

058239693

ABSTRACT:
A hand held instrument for use by a health care examiner in test evaluation of the threshold of cutaneous sensory perception of a body surface area of a human patient, particularly the hands and fingers and the feet and toes of the patient. The instrument includes a handle of approximate pencil length and configuration with a pivotal forward head portion. A monofilament element of selected bending force rating is affixed to and projects from the forward head portion of the instrument for application to a body surface area for evaluating the patient's sensory perception thereof. The pivotal forward head portion of the instrument is positionable between two points of filament orientation. The first position of the head portion of the instrument results in projection of the monofilament element in a test evaluation position whereat the filament element extends downwardly from the handle at an angle of about 90 degrees. The second position of the head portion of the instrument results in projection of the monofilament element in a non-test position with the filament element extending in a protected position along the length of the handle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3185146 (1965-05-01), Leopoldi
patent: 5381806 (1995-01-01), Weinstein et al.

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