Inventors:
John Murphy - Clarksville MD, US
Rafal Szczepanowski - Hanover MD, US
Wolfger Schneider - Columbia MD, US
Richard Meyer - Columbia MD, US
Justin McArthur - Phoenix MD, US
Michael Polydefkis - Baltimore MD, US
International Classification:
A61B005/00
Abstract:
A device operable to assess temperature response of small neural fibers. The device includes a heat source. A skin contacting probe tip that includes at least one skin contacting region is operatively connected to the heat source and operable to apply a heat to regions of skin having varying surface areas. A temperature sensor is arranged in the vicinity of the probe tip and is operable to detect a temperature of the probe tip. A controller is operatively connected to the heat source and the temperature sensor to maintain a target temperature of the probe tip.