The Sensitive Sweat Test (SST) calibrated camera is used to image progressive sweating (shown by starch iodine reaction) at stimulated sites. The captured video is then analyzed to determine quantity of sweat sites, sweat production rate, and total sweat volume. 1
1 Kennedy WR, Selim M, Wendelschafer-Crabb G, Blaes AH, Suter F, Nolano M, Provitera V. A device to quantify sweat in single sweat glands to diagnose neuropathy. J Medical Devices. 2013;7:030941-1-2.
U.S. Patent Application No. 20,140,275,862 (Filed Mar. 15, 2013).
NIH Grant 5R42NS071979-04 A Device to Quantify Sweat of Single Sweat Glands to Diagnose Neuropathy
Size reference of the SST camera. Also showing the pressure activated camera circuitry.
Starch strips are applied to the SST camera to allow sweat to be captured for imaging.
SST camera in use on calf and foot of test subject.
Samples of video captured with the SST
Subject foot before start of chemotherapy.
