300C-I：机械刺激器
300C-I机械刺激器是一种自动化的电子von Frey设备，具有在单一应用点测量和控制力和长度的附加功能。300C-I消除了使用手持式Von Frey灯丝或其他手持式机械刺激器施力时的可变性和笨拙性。我们的计算机控制的机械刺激器消除了与von Frey灯丝和其他电子von Frey系统相关的不可避免的手部颤抖。这就消除了相关的施力变化。
Aurora Scientific的机械刺激器消除了为确定阈值而进行多次测试的需要，从而提高了产量。刺激的施力和时间是一致和精确的，从而消除了与手持设备有关的变化。
机械刺激器能够在预先设定的时间段内施加恒定的力，并具有按预先确定的速率调整力的附加功能。刺激可以以长度或力的任何组合来应用，并可以遵循任意的力或距离应用曲线，因此力的应用不限于简单的力的斜坡。
恒定和可重复的力的传递确保了实验、受试者和研究之间的一致性，从而减少了数据中可避免的错误，提高了研究结果的质量。
● 用计算机控制的刺激来量化机械敏感度
● 评估超阈值的机械敏感性
● 无需进行多次测试即可测量机械阈值
● 最大限度地减少离轴力
● 有一系列的针尖（0.5、0.8、1、1.5、2、3毫米直径）可供选择
● 在整个力的范围内，应用区域保持不变
● 力的范围。0.5N - 10N
● 优异的分辨率（达到0.3mN）
● 在任何方向操作
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