Title
Dr. Buro's esthesiometer
Subject
Tactile sensors--Measurement--Equipment and supplies
Touch--instrumentation
Sensation--instrumentation
Diagnostic and Measurement
Description
Image 101-1439
Used to measure sensation upon the skin and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered
Two silver, thin shafts that are joined together by a hinge where the instrument can expand. The brass measuring device is attached to one silver shaft, which is used to determine "the degree of sensation".
Creator
Buro, Dr.
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
19th cent.
Contributor
M & R Gordon (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
14 cm.
Type
Measuring Instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.10.12.3
Alternative Title
Esthesiometer
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Silver and brass
Citation
Buro, Dr., “Dr. Buro's esthesiometer,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 24, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16880.