percussion hammer


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percussion hammer

A hammer with a rubber head used for tapping surfaces of the body in order to produce sounds for diagnostic purposes.
See: plexor
See also: hammer
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The set includes a seven-inch Buck Neurological Hammer with dual heads, octagonal chrome-plated handle and removable needle and brush; a seven and a half-inch Taylor Hammer with black triangular head and chrome-plated handle; a seven-inch Wartenburg Pinwheel with rotating spur and chrome-plated handle; an eight-inch Bahinski Percussion Hammer with two-directional adjustable head and octagonal chrome-plated handle and an additional Babinski head and 12-inch handle for a Bahinski Hammer.
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