PS Rocker: A Multi-Head Allergy Testing Device with Discomfort Dispersal System (DDS)
- Detailed Technology Description
- Crescent-shaped, multi-head device for efficient allergy testing for children.
- Countries
- Canada
- Application No.
- 152,781
- *Abstract
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There are 10 skin testing devices marketed in the United States for diagnosing allergies. These include single-tipped devices for testing allergens one at a time, as well as multi-head devices containing multiple testing tips on one device. One of the recently introduced multi-head devices is designed to decrease pain associated with skin testing. Current multi-head testing devices with fixed horizontal surfaces do not provide consistent intra-device contact with skin, while the single-prick devices can be impractical for children and time consuming. Clinicians at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, in collaborations with other independent inventors, have developed a new allergy skin testing device, PS Rocker, which improves upon existing products by combining the precision of a single-prick test with the ease and speed of a multi-head device. Additionally, PS Rocker is less painful than traditional skin prick testing. The PS Rocker’s crescent-shaped, ergonomic design enables more reproducible tip contact with the skin than conventional horizontal multi-head devices, efficiently leading to more reliable results.
- *Inquiry
- Margaret Barkett, Ph.D.The Research Institute atNationwide Children's HospitalOffice of TechnologyCommercialization700 Children's DriveColumbus OH 43205T: 614 355-2957 F: 614722-2716Margaret.Barkett@nationwidechildrens.org
- *IP Issue Date
- Sep 3, 2013
- *IP Type
- Design
- Country/Region
- USA
