Servo-controlled stepped and ramped mechanical tissue algometry.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A hand-held, servo-controlled tissue palpation device (SCPD) was developed to measure the pressure-pain characteristics of human tissue for disease states linked to altered pressure-pain sensitivity. The design was based on an adaptive controller using force feedback to reach and maintain a desired force in spite of movements of the operator's hand holding the device or positional changes of the subject.
Medical subject headings
- Biomechanical Phenomena
- Pain Measurement