Anelectronicalgesimeteradaptedtodeterminebycutaneoussensationthethresholdofpainexperiencedbyapatientatanyskinsiteonthebody.Theinstrumentincludesahand-held,pressure-
英文名,Electronicalgesimeter,圖片,
英文名
algesimeter
Electronicalgesimeter
sensitivetransducerhavingprojectingtherefromasensorconstitutedbyapointedprobe.Whenthepointoftheprobeispressedagainsttheskin,thetransducerthenyieldsanelectricalsignalproportionaltotheappliedpressure,thissignalbeingfedtoaresettabledigitaldisplay.Andwhenthepressureappliedtotheskinreachesathresholdvalueatwhichthepatientexperiencespain,aswitchisactuatedbythepatientortheexaminertoretainthedigitalindicationatthatvaluewherebyitmaybereadbytheexaminingphysicianandrecordedaftertheinstrumentiswithdrawnfromtheskin.
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痛覺計