Pressure algesimeter

Definition

A manual instrument designed to measure a patient's sensitivity to pain (pain threshold) by applying a painful, calibrated mechanical force to the skin. It typically consists of a sharp needle, a blunt tip, and a strain gauge; the pressure needed to feel the pain produced by the sharp point of the needle, as measured by the pressure exerted on an adjacent blunt tip in unaffected areas, is used to determine the pain threshold (15 grams is considered typical). The device is typically used to evaluate the effects of pain after the use of analgesics and/or during diagnosis or treatment of nerve injuries and neuropathies. This is a reusable device.

GUDID devices

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Last updated

2019-04-02 21:24:35