Folding card device for evaluating protective sensation
AssigneeCurative Health Services, Inc.
InventorHarry Linden
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Abstract
A device for evaluating protective sensation, comprising a probe and a folding card attached to the probe, such that a portion of the probe extends from the folding card when the folding card is in a first position. The device may be folded into a convenient size to carry in a health care practitioner's pocket, wallet, or purse, and the probe may be protected within the folding card when the folding card is folded in a certain position.
Claims12
A device for evaluating protective sensation, comprising:
- (a) a probe;
- and
- (b) a folding card attached to the probe, wherein the folding card contains a crease system having first and second creases for folding, with the second crease being substantially perpendicular to the first crease such that a portion of the probe extends from the folding card when the folding card is in a first position so that the probe may be used to evaluate protective sensation, and wherein and the probe is enclosed and protected by the folding card when the folding card is in a second position.
A device for testing protective sensation of a patient's skin, comprising:
- (a) a monofilament probe;
- and
- (b) a folding card attached to the monofilament probe adjacent first crease, wherein the monofilament probe extends outwardly from the folding card when the folding card is folded in a first position so that the probe may be used to evaluate protective sensation, and the monofilament probe is enclosed and protected by the folding card when the folding card is folded along the first crease in a second position.
A device for testing protective sensation of a patient's skin, comprising:
- (a) a monofilament probe;
- and
- (b) a folding card, wherein the monofilament probe is attached to the folding card with an adhesive for a length L adjacent a first crease in the folding card up to a second crease in the folding card, wherein the second crease is substantially perpendicular to the first crease, and wherein the monofilament probe extends outwardly from the folding card when the folding card is folded in a first position, and wherein the monofilament probe is enclosed and protected by the folding card when the folding card is folded along the first crease in a second position such that the folding card is substantially the size of a standard business card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.