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132 Diagnostics & Screening Euipment Retractable Monofilament 10g ith Duraban Introduction to Monofilament Testing Sensory testing used in conunction ith ongoing medical care is a simple ay to help decrease the incidence of foot ulcerations and amputations Monofilaments are designed to test the loss of sensation in the feet of diabetic patients They measure both the diminishing and returning sensation and are ideal for screening peripheral nerve impairment and detecting changes in neurological status Monofilaments are portable practical compact and easy to use - ideal for the busy clinician If a patient cannot feel a 10g monofilament then they must be considered at risk of developing a neuropathic ulcer inability to detect light pressure stimulus is strongly associated ith ulcer risk Baker N 2011 'Prevention, screening and referral of the diabetic foot in primary care' Diabetes & Primary Care Vol 13 No 4 2001 P227 SB Communications Group London Measures both the diminishing and returning sensation ideal for screening peripheral nerve impairment and detecting changes in neurological status Monofilaments resist damage thus saving time and expense of replacing and recalibrating Monofilaments are portable practical compact and easy to use Ideal for the busy clinician odc deo aalable a algeosco Code LA4891 Tin-Tip Dual combination diagnostic device for testing thermal discrimination and sensory perception Tin-Tip is a validated uniue combination diagnostic device for testing the presence of symptoms of peripheral neuropathy of the feet Tin-Tip tests both the essential protective functions of thermal arm cold discrimination and sensory perception of the feet Easily removable and disposable retractable 10g monofilament to avoid infectious cross contamination Supplied ith 100 replacement monofilaments Tin-Tip is a simple safe non-invasive economical and rapid test of to important protective functions of the feet Code Description LA4900 10g Tin Tip exc cooling stand Includes 100 Monofilaments LA4907 Cooling Stand LA4908 100 Replacement Monofilaments lcal eseac Booth J & oung M J 2000 Differences in the Performance of Commercially Available 10-g Monofilaments. Diabetes Care 237 pp 984-988