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Apparatus for locating and detecting pain

CA 1254269 A · Owner: Woodley, William E. · Inventors: Longmire, David R.; Woodley, William E.

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A selective tissue conductance meter is described which can be used to assess pain, abnormal sensation or sympathetic disfunction in a human being or animal. Two concentric electrodes are mounted in fixed relative relationship on a housing which is capable of being held in one hand of the user. Contained in the housing is an electric circuit connected to the two electrodes which circuit produces, an electrical signal having a pulse frequency that varies according to the measured conductance. A battery capable of providing low voltage power is connected to the circuit. Several devices are disclosed for monitoring or measuring the electrical signal to permit the user to detect the pulse …

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  • Granted May 16, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 16, 2006.
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FiledApril 10, 1985
GrantedMay 16, 1989
Term endedMay 16, 2006
Patent numberCA 1254269 A
Classification (IPC)A61B5/05 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedApril 10, 1985Patent grantedMay 16, 1989Term endedMay 16, 2006

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