Title :
Bulding of a Pain Threshold Measurement System
Author :
Barro, D.N.C. ; Paolasso, L. ; Beltramone, Diego Antonio ; Buonanotte, C.F. ; Buonanotte, C. ; Deabato, C.
Author_Institution :
TECME S.A., Córdoba, Argentina
Abstract :
Between March 2010 and November 2011 we have proceeded to build a device meant to quantify the pain threshold of a person through operator interaction (health professionals such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists) and patient. This device is called “pressure algometer”, which determines the pressure at which a patient reaches his pain threshold by applying a known force on his body, and his feedback.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; feedback; pressure measurement; doctors; feedback; health professionals; nurses; operator interaction; pain threshold measurement system; patient; physiotherapists; pressure algometer device; pressure determination; Biomedical imaging; Bluetooth; Hospitals; Light emitting diodes; Pain; Software; Visualization; Algometer; bulding; pain treshold; pressure;
Journal_Title :
Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)
DOI :
10.1109/TLA.2013.6502780
