UGO BASILE PAM, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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38500 Instruction Manual (Rev.0)
P.A.M. PRESSURE APPLICATION MEASUREMENT
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3 8 5 0 0
1 GENERAL
PAM is designed to measure and record the forces exerted on a subject’s joint, paw or
muscle. Its fields of application include:
- Arthritis
- Chronic and Acute Pain
- Allodynia and Hyperalgesia
- Phenotyping and Functional Genomics
PAM is battery-operated and is charged via the included USB cable.
1.1 Principle of Operation
The force transducer is mounted on the operator’s thumb so that routine procedures may be
employed to examine and test the joint concerned.
The completion of each test may be indicated by the operator either by the sudden release
of the pressure on the joint or, optionally, by pressing the external foot operated trigger
switch provided.
Figure 1: “Joint transducer” (small) mounted on the operator’s thumb
The display then gives the operator a summary of the results of the test ( i.e. force and time
corresponding to the animal response) and the operator may choose to reject the results or
to accept them, in which case they are recorded in PAM’s internal memory.