Lafayette Instrument Co.

jenniferdr 

on Merchant Circle

12 years ago

For informational purposes: The Von Frey hairs made by LIC were never intended to be a clinical tool. They were inexpensive and made for classroom demonstration purposes. It is believed that concerns with this product have since been addressed as Lafayette Instrument now offers an improved Sensitivity Kit (product #16010) for student lab use that includes the 5 piece Touch-Test® Sensory Evaluators instead of the Von Frey. Lafayette Instrument also now manufactures their own aluminum aesthesiometers (products #16022 and #1602... read more

Dave 

on Merchant Circle

14 years ago

I just purchased two traditional motor test kits (tap board * grooved pegboard) and the "quality cutaneous sensitivity kit." The first two, though overpriced for what they are, were as expected in quality. The "quality" cutaneous sensitivity kit' is anything but. The aesthesiometer calipers are of terrible quality, made of cheap plastic instead of the advertised brass, very easily bent, and do not close to anything smaller than about 2 mm. Von Frey hairs are supposed to be straight and are to be pressed to the skin until the... read more