英文名
algesimeter
Electronic algesimeter
Anelectronicalgesimeteradaptedtodeterminebycutaneoussensationthethresholdofpainexperiencedbyapatientatanyskinsiteonthebody.Theinstrumentincludesahand-held,pressure-sensitivetransducerhavingprojectingtherefromasensorconstitutedbyapointedprobe.Whenthepointoftheprobeispressedagainsttheskin,thetransducerthenyieldsanelectricalsignalproportionaltotheappliedpressure,thissignalbeingfedtoaresettabledigitaldisplay.Andwhenthepressureappliedtotheskinreachesathresholdvalueatwhichthepatientexperiencespain,aswitchisactuatedbythepatientortheexaminertoretainthedigitalindicationatthatvaluewherebyitmaybereadbytheexaminingphysicianandrecordedaftertheinstrumentiswithdrawnfromtheskin.
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