Apparatus for testing the sensory system on humans or animals
First Claim
1. An apparatus for testing the sensory system in humans or animals which comprises a volume enclosing housing having mounted therein a plurality of pins, means for holding said pins captive in the housing, said pins being arranged to have tips sequentially available at a point of use for testing the sensory system in humans or animals, and means for preventing tips of used pins being returned to the point of use wherein once a pin has been used on a subject, the used pin is movable away from the point of use such that the tip of a used pin is rendered inaccessible.
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for testing the sensory system in humans or animals comprising housing parts (12, 14) which are jointed together in volume defining manner to form a housing. The housing has a gap formed by recesses (64, 66) in the housing parts, and encloses a disc (26) having mounted thereon a plurality of pins (40) with tips extending beyond the periphery of the disc (26). The pins (40) are held captive in the housing and cannot be removed therefrom. The disc (26) is arranged to be rotated incrementally by a manually operable knob (30) so as to present the pins (26) in sequence to the gap.
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- 1. An apparatus for testing the sensory system in humans or animals which comprises a volume enclosing housing having mounted therein a plurality of pins, means for holding said pins captive in the housing, said pins being arranged to have tips sequentially available at a point of use for testing the sensory system in humans or animals, and means for preventing tips of used pins being returned to the point of use wherein once a pin has been used on a subject, the used pin is movable away from the point of use such that the tip of a used pin is rendered inaccessible.
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