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7462155 Objective determination of chronic pain in patients  
A method for objectively determining if a patient suffers chronic pain by initially observing a multiplicity of persons who are free of chronic pain and subjecting them to a given pain stimulus....
7399281 Pain measurement system and method of measuring pain  
A pain measurement system is capable of accurately and reliably measuring the magnitude of temporary pain in a patient while reducing burdens on the patient during pain measurement. The pain...
7097622 Non-invasive, quantitative somatosensory apparatus for the evaluation of erectile dysfunction  
A non-invasive quantitative somatosensory apparatus is provided for evaluating erectile dysfunctions and involves the applications to the glans penis of two different temperatures. If the patient...
7084773 Wakefulness estimating apparatus and method  
When a steering angle dakaku is equal to or smaller than ±15° (S 22 ), the steering angle dakaku is integrated to calculate an integrated value dakaku_sum (S 24 ). When the integrated value...
7034697 Awakening level estimation apparatus for a vehicle and method thereof  
An awakening level estimation apparatus for vehicle has: a signal processing part; a frequency component amount calculation part for calculating an average value of the frequency component powers...
6659964 Sonar-controlled apparatus for the delivery of electromagnetic radiation  
The present invention comprises devices and methods that deliver electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from an emitter to a target and employ a laser or sonar (a sensing method) to measure distance...
6595930 Probe for physiological pressure measurement in the human or animal body and method for monitoring the probe  
A probe for physiological pressure measurement in a human or animal body comprises a probe head, a line such as a catheter, and a pressure transducer, particularly an electric transducer, in the...
6533731 Method and apparatus for measuring heat flow  
A method and apparatus for determining caloric expenditure of a subject. The apparatus includes a heat flow sensor having an overlay and/or conductive layer for measuring the evaporative heat loss,...
6248079 Heatbeam dolorimeter  
A portable dolorimeter arrangement for determining a subject's cutaneous pain tolerance level at any site on the body allows for chronic pain diagnosis, and for the diagnosis of subtle sensory...
6123675 Temperature gradient sensing probe for monitoring hyperthermic medical treatments  
Several embodiments of a temperature gradient sensing probe formed from a printed circuit thermocouple array are disclosed. The printed circuit thermocouple array is formed by an electrically...
6077228 Breast temperature scanner  
An arrangement and a method for scanning the human breast for localized areas of elevated temperature and which areas do not cool as rapidly as other areas. An array of closely spaced apart, small...
6018675 Assembly and method for objectively measuring pain in a subject  
A device and methodology is disclosed for the objective measurement of pain in awake human subjects. A variable intensity painful stimulus is given to the subject in a time dependent manner, the...
5941833 Heatbeam dolorimeter for pain and sensory evaluation  
The present invention provides both devices and methods for determining a subject's cutaneous pain tolerance level at any site on the body so as to provide both for examiner and subject input as...
5666963 Moving-stimulus thermal sensitivity testing device  
Losses in nerve sensation are detected, and the affected nerves identified, by a hand-held device which is drawn, and preferably rolled, over the surface of a subject's skin. The surface on the...
5634472 Pain measurment  
A determination is quantitatively made of the severity of pain exhibited at a specified area on an animal by determining the magnitude of cooling required at the area of pain in order for the pain...
5391200 Defibrillation patch electrode having conductor-free resilient zone for minimally invasive deployment  
A cardioversion/defibrillation electrode comprising an insulative element which supports one or more planar conductive elements. The conductive elements are spaced apart from each other by a...
5381805 Cutaneous testing device for determining nervous system function  
An automatic apparatus for testing cutaneous responses of a patient is disclosed. The embodiments of the invention variously include components for: applying a nonambient temperature to the...
5373853 Portable device for thermal stimulus sensitivity tests  
Portable device for thermal stimulus sensitivity tests, in particular for tests in patients affected by neuropathies of diabetic origin, comprising four detecting probes arranged in a single block...
5363859 Tactile testing device and methods  
An automatic apparatus for testing tactile responses of a patient is disclosed. The embodiments of the invention variously include components for: applying a nonambient temperature to the patient's...
5345944 Apparatus for medical diagnosis utilizing masking of fixation point  
When eye movement of a subject is detected by an eye movement detecting portion and head movement of the subject is detected by a head movement detecting portion, a line-of-sight calculating...
5345943 Apparatus for determining in vivo response to thermal stimulation in an unrestrained subject  
An apparatus for determining in vivo hyperalgesia to thermal stimulation in an unrestrained subject within a predetermined space permitting the selective application of radiant heat to a site of...
5293876 Method and apparatus for the diagnosis of polyneuropathy syndromes  
A method and/or an apparatus for the determination of whether a subject has nerve damage (polyneuropathy) and/or the degree of the nerve damage is characterized in that an increase of the skin...
5259388 Multiple electrode myographic probe  
An electrode assembly simultaneously measures myographic signals for proximal and distal muscles of the anal canal or the like by means of a first and second electrode pair displaced along an...
5191896 Apparatus for measuring threshold sensitivity to a stimulus  
Apparatus for measuring threshold sensitivity to a stimulus is disclosed. The apparatus includes sensory stimulation application apparatus for providing stimulus to a subject, computer apparatus...
5081990 Catheter for spinal epidural injection of drugs and measurement of evoked potentials  
An spinal epidural catheter apparatus and method are shown and described. The apparatus provides for injection of drugs into the spinal epidural area, and measurement of evoked potentials at the...
5060657 Hemispherical neurocalograph  
An improved probe for the measurement of the skin temperature of a living organism is provided. The probe has a probe head constructed of thermally and electrically insulative material and having a...
5025796 Apparatus and methods for determining in vivo response to thermal stimulation in in an unrestrained subject  
A method for discerning a peripherally-mediated response to thermal simulation caused by a drug in an unrestrained subject is disclosed whereby it can be determined if the drug acts substantially...
5022407 Apparatus for automated tactile testing  
An automatic apparatus for testing tactile responses of a patient is disclosed. The embodiments of the invention variously include components for: applying a nonambient temperature to the patient's...
5007433 Stimulation device  
A stimulation device for the determination of the temperature perception of the skin of a patient by means of a stimulator, which is arranged in a casing and which can be heated up or cooled down...
4787397 Hot and cold sensor discrimination unit  
A hot and cold sensor discrimination unit having an insulated liquid-filled container with a temperature indicator and a metal probe with a temperature indicator for use in perception of...
4653507 Differential thermal testing apparatus and method  
A differential thermal testing system comprising a first thermal conductive sensing plate whose temperature is maintained at a constant first temperature, and a second thermal conductive sensing...
4466438 Method and means for treating symptoms of Meniere's disease or the like  
Binaural thermal-response differentials which are symptomatic of vertigo, particularly Meniere's disease, are treated by establishing a thermal treatment operative via liquid contact with at least...
4437471 Implement for measuring skin temperatures  
An implement for measuring an individual's skin temperature which is convenient and easy to use. Two liquid crystal indicators are attached to a base which is convenient to the user. When the user...
4308013 Thermoelectric diagnostic instrument  
A thermoelectric diagnostic instrument including a housing, a thermocouple device in the housing and thermoconductor means for delivering heat and cold from the thermocouple device to contact...
4299237 Closed flow caloric test device  
Apparatus for transferring thermal energy from a calorized fluid to an ear canal and tympanic membrane for carrying out caloric testing procedures includes use of an inflatable and distensible...
4244377 Ear probe for use in closed-loop caloric irrigation  
An ear probe for use in closed-loop caloric irrigation including a manifold and balloon, the manifold conducting fluid flow into and out of the balloon concentrically, the balloon being a...
4194614 Conveyor-belt system  
A conveyor system formed by a main steel belt conveyor which carries items from a receiving station to any one of a number of discharge conveyors which extend to different destinations. A mechanism...
4194512 Probe for nystagmus testing  
Ear canal caloric testing apparatus includes an ear mold to which a distensible balloon-like receptacle is secured for containing pressurized calorized fluid. Vent passages are provided in the ear...
4190033 Closed flow caloric test method  
A method of caloric vestibular testing comprises inserting an inflatable receptacle into an ear canal; admitting pressurized calorized fluid into the receptacle to cause its expansion laterally...
4143649 Pump for closed circulation system  
A hand-held portable pump has a self-contained reservoir to permit use for re-circulating flow applications. Reservoir liquid can be selectively heated or cooled and the flow rate can be...
4026275 Cutaneous sensitivity diagnostic device  
A diagnostic instrument for use in determining the cutaneous sensory capacity of a patient which comprises an elongate body having a bore proceeding from one end and terminating spacedly from the...
4023561 Water caloric systems and methods for inducing nystagmus  
Systems and methods for delivering waters at different temperatures to the patient's ears to induce nystagmus. The systems use compressed air to deliver water at a specified temperature to the...
3995620 Air caloric delivery tubes  
Delivery tubes used with air caloric stimulation systems, when measuring vestibular responses. The delivery tubes fit into the patient's ears at the nozzle end thereof. Silastic tubing is provided...
3942515 Air caloric stimulation system  
The air caloric stimulation system provides an adjustable air system with accurate and automatic control of the delivery and temperature of air. A thermal electric device utilizing the Peltier...
3794017 AUTOMATIC VELOCITY COMPONENT SELECTOR FOR ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHS  
An improved apparatus for recording the velocity components in electronystagmographs. The eye position signals obtained from sensors attached to a patient undergoing nystagmus tests are coupled to...
3533397 DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT USED IN TESTING PATIENT RESPONSE TO HEAT,COLD AND ELECTRICAL STIMULI  
3363620 Caloric irrigation receptacle for testing the vestibular system in the inner ear  
3168895 Therapeutic instrument for application of heat and cold  
3000271 Mechanics of a method for the inducing and recording the phenomena known as nystagmus, caused by stimulation of either or both labyrinths, portions of the balancing mechanism of the human body  
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