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Allergy testing apparatus and method

  • US 5,097,810 A
  • Filed: 04/06/1990
  • Issued: 03/24/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An allergy testing apparatus for testing a patient for a plurality of allergies at substantially the same time, comprising:

  • a frame member;

    an actuating member resiliently suspended from said frame member by suspending means;

    actuating means on said actuating member for moving said suspended actuating member relative to said frame member;

    a plurality of spaced apart substance sources mounted in said frame member below said actuating member for carrying respective substances which are to be applied to the skin of a patient for testing; and

    a plurality of spaced apart pricking or piercing means on said actuating member and extending in substantially the same direction, each pricking or piercing means being associated with a respective substance source, said pricking or piercing means being movable from an inactive position out of contact with the skin of a patient to an active position for pricking or piercing the skin of a patient and applying an associated substance from said respective substance source to the skin of the patient when moved from said inactive position to said active position;

    said actuating member being movable relative to said frame member against the resiliency of said resilient suspending means for moving said plurality of pricking or piercing means from said inactive position to said active position to contact said substances contained in said plurality of spaced apart substance sources, respectively, and to apply the respective substances to the pricked or pierced skin of the patient at substantially the same time with said substances being spaced apart on the skin of said patient.

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