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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Patrick Win, St. Louis, MO (US);
Edwin A. Reed, Pleasant Hill, MO (US);
Patrick Win, St. Louis, MO (US);
Edwin A. Reed, Pleasant Hill, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a device and method for skin testing. The device includes a handle assembly connected to a cylinder assembly having a first and second cylinder housing. Each cylinder housing is connected to at least one testing head assembly that includes a plurality of pins having a plurality of tips positionable against the skin and a socket assembly that is structured and operable to pivot the testing head to apply equal and even pressure to all the pins. Further, the method provides positioning the device tangent to the surface of the skin, and pivoting the testing head assembly horizontally to apply equal and even pressure to the pins.