Medipin  An Instrument combining design sensitivity and technique specificity
For Earlier Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy In Clinical Practice.

INSTRUCTION FOR USE

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1. BREAK TAB TO EXPOSE POINT - AVOID CONTACT WITH FINGERS.

2. GRASP DEVICE BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER LIGHTLY ENOUGH TO PERMIT SLIGHT AXIAL SLIPPAGE IF REQUIRED - UTILISE TEXTURED SURFACE TO FACILITATE CONTROL.

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3. APPLY TO SKIN AT A PERPENDICULAR TO STANDARDISE POINT PRESSURE FOR IMPROVED TEST CONSISTENCY and OPTIMISE ANNULAR CONTACT TO GENERATE A ‘CENTRE SURROUND’ FIELD OF ENHANCED ACUITY.

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ESTABLISH A CONTROL AREA IN AN UNAFFECTED REGION WITH AN ‘AVERAGE’ STIMULATION LEVEL BY MAKING SEVERAL QUICK APPLICATIONS AROUND THE SAME LOCALITY. PRESS FIRMLY BUT CAREFULLY USING A REPETITIVE, PERCUSSIVE CONTACT. AVOID HIGH AMPLITUDE or ‘STABBING’ ACTIONS - PENETRATION IS CHECKED BY THE ANNULUS BUT NEVER ASSUMED ‘IMPOSSIBLE’. INSTRUCT YOUR PATIENT THIS “NORMAL” AREA REPRESENTS A SCORE OF “5” OUT OF TEN.

 

4. COMPARE SYMMETRICAL or ADJACENT REGIONS OF SENSORY DISTRIBUTION CONTINUOUSLY ASKING YOUR PATIENT WHERE POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY and GRADE THE QUANTITY OF DEFICIT BETWEEN THEM AND YOUR ‘AVERAGE’ OR ‘CONTROL’ AREA.

 

5. TO PREVENT RE-USE DESTROY POINT BY COMPRESSION AGAINST A HARD SURFACE and/or DISPOSE OF IN A BIOHAZARD CONTAINER.

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ALWAYS OBSERVE SHARPS POLICY

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