Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for simultaneous assessment of a subject's subjective and objective pain states. These include a dolorimeter arrangement for determining a subject's cutaneous pain tolerance level at any site on the body. In certain preferred embodiments, the dolorimeter is hand-held and utilizes a sonar distance-measuring device. In another aspect, the systems, devices, and methods of the current invention include platforms effective for implementing pain monitoring methods that include delivering pain questionnaires to patients over a period of time points. The platforms may harvest analgesic drug data from nurses attending the patients, and may provide simple statistical analysis of collected data useful both at the bedside and at central base-stations. The platforms may provide additional functions based on analysis of patient pain data. Preferred embodiments of the current invention combine the dolorimeter arrangement with the platforms for implementing pain monitoring methods.

Abstract: The present invention comprises devices and methods that deliver electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from an emitter to a target and employ a laser or sonar (a sensing method) to measure distance between the target and EMR emitter and automatically signal the emitter control circuitry to vary either the position or the power output of the emitter (as appropriate) in order to ensure that the effect of any change in distance on the energy incident to the target is compensated rapidly and automatically. In a preferred embodiment, the device is a hand-held, non-contact heatbeam dolorimeter.

Abstract: The present invention comprises devices and methods that deliver electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from an emitter to a target and employ a laser or sonar (a sensing method) to measure distance between target and EMR emitter and automatically signal the emitter control circuitry to vary either the position or the power output of the emitter (as appropriate) in order to ensure that the effect of any change in distance on the energy incident to the target is compensated rapidly and automatically. In a preferred embodiment, the device is a hand-held, non-contact heatbeam dolorimeter.