Our Buck and Babinski neurological hammers are equipped with concealed needles and/or brushes to allow for additional reflex and neurological testing. The brush accessory can be used to assess thigmesthesia or sensitivity to light touch on various parts of the body. The needle can be used for similar testing or to assist in testing for pain sensitivity in the upper or lower extremities. (Important note: neurological hammer needles are not designed to pierce the skin and are not sterile devices.)

Touching and holding the tines of the tuning fork while it is activated will cancel out the vibrations in the tines and silence your tuning fork.

To activate your tuning fork, hold it as close as possible to the end of the handle. For best results, strike the tuning fork gently against a hard surface near where the tines end. Note that you do not need to strike the tuning fork very hard against an object to activate it.
 
Alternately, you can activate the forks by ‘snapping’ the tines of the forks. Place your thumb and index finger on the outside of each fork and then slide your fingers off the tip of each tine while moving them towards each other, as if you were snapping. This motion will set the tines to vibrating.

The Weber test is generally conducted using a tuning fork with a frequency of 256 Hz. Our model number 500256 will provide the appropriate frequency for this type of test. Activate the tuning fork (as described further in this FAQ) and place the base of the tuning fork over thin skin that is in contact with bone, equidistant from both ears to perform the test.
 

Testing for pallesthesia or vibratory sensation can be accomplished through the use of a tuning fork calibrated to a frequency of 128 Hz. Our model number 500128 will provide the appropriate frequency to allow for this type of testing anywhere on the body.

Tuning forks of various frequencies can be used to test for pallesthesia as well as hearing disorders through the Weber and Rinne tests. This type of testing generally involves selecting a specific frequency of tuning fork (dependent upon the type of test being conducted) and activating it over bone or near the ear canal.
 
ADC offers tuning forks in an assortment of frequencies to provide you with all of the tools you might need to conduct these types of tests.

Older style Adsoft™ eartips are made with PVC and feature integrated threading that will allow them to thread onto Adscope® stethoscopes manufactured before 2014. While comfortable and secure, these eartips can loosen over time and require that the end user perform minimal maintenance in the form of tightening the eartips on their threading.

This will depend on the age of your Adscope® stethoscope. If your Adscope® was manufactured prior to 2014 and has threaded aural tubes, you will need to affix a special adapter to use the new Adsoft™ Plus fitted silicon eartips.
 

Yes! Conversion kits are available that will allow you to affix Adsoft™ Plus eartip adapters on your existing Adscope® stethoscope. Contact our customer service department at 1-800-ADC-2670 for more information about obtaining upgraded eartips for your Adscope® stethoscope.

ADC can only provide credit for new, unused products and only to ADC retailers who have purchased the product directly from ADC. Please contact the ADC retailer where you purchased the product for information on their return policy. It should be noted that restocking fees may apply for items returned for credit. ADC dealers that wish to return a purchase for credit should contact our customer service department and obtain a return authorization.