发明名称 |
Apparatus for automated tactile testing |
摘要 |
An automatic apparatus for testing tactile responses of a patient is disclosed. The embodiments of the invention variously include components for: applying a nonambient temperature to the patient's skin to test the patient's response to thermal stimuli; pricking the patient's skin to test the patient's response to pain; indenting the patient's skin to test the patient's response to touch; vibrating the patient's skin to test the patient's response to vibration; and for making two spaced apart contacts with the patient's skin to test the patient's two point discrimination response. A general purpose computer and dedicated control circuits function to control the operation of the system and record the responses of the patient. The embodiments of the present invention are able to repeatedly reproduce each test so that the tests carried out are reproducible and accomplished in a minimum of time.
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申请公布号 |
US5022407(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1991.06.11 |
申请号 |
US19900469280 |
申请日期 |
1990.01.24 |
申请人 |
TOPICAL TESTING, INC. |
发明人 |
HORCH, KENNETH W.;FISHER, JOHN H.;EVANS, BARRY L. |
分类号 |
A61B5/103 |
主分类号 |
A61B5/103 |
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