Vibratory screening or diagnostic systems
US5002065A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of (and apparatus for) diagnosing a patient to measure sensory disturbances of the patient that includes the steps of applying normalized vibrator forces to a body portion or part (e.g., the finger) of the patient; automatically effecting discrete, but variable, vibrations of the body portion over a wide range of frequencies and at various vibratory amplitude levels at each vibration frequency; and noting the onset of sensory perception by the patient on an up-cycle at each vibration frequency and correlating the information, so derived, with the physical condition of the body portion or part. The method contemplates, once the onset of vibratory perception is achieved, in an up-cycle, decreasing the amplitude of vibration at each vibration frequency until the patient ceases or fails to sense the vibration and, in part, correlating the lower level of sensory perception to the condition of the body portion or part.
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