Patent ID: 8282571
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A biaxial device for testing allergens on the skin of a patient with fewer instances of false positives, said biaxial testing device comprising: a handle assembly connected to a cylinder assembly having two mutually parallel and spaced apart cylinder housings; each of said cylinder housings connecting to at least one testing head assembly; said at least one testing head assembly including a plurality of pins each having a plurality of tips adapted to position against the skin of a patient and a ball hex generally opposite said tips wherein said ball hex permits tipping of said head assembly only upon two axes thus applying equal and even pressure to said pins; a trigger mechanism within said handle assembly, said trigger mechanism including a biasing device connected to cylinder bearing shafts through each of said cylinder housings, each of said cylinder bearing shafts removably connecting to a testing head assembly; wherein a user may insert said ball hex of each testing head into said cylinder housing, use each testing head upon a patient, adjust each testing head only upon two axes, and then eject each testing head upon squeezing said trigger mechanism.