Breakthrough device objectively measures pain type, intensity and drug effects | Children's National

Breakthrough device objectively measures pain type, intensity and drug effects | Children's National

Breakthrough device objectively measures pain Pediatric anesthesiologist Julia C. Finkel, M.D., has developed AlgometRx, a first-of-its-kind handheld device that measures a patient’s pupillary response and, using proprietary algorithms, provides a diagnostic measurement of pain intensity, and type. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta.)