Probe cover mounting case
US5638951A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2050/0056
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A case for mounting on a probe of a radiation clinical thermometer a sheet shaped probe cover which includes a probe insertion member having an insertion opening to be inserted by the probe and an infection preventing sheet in contact with the probe insertion member. The case includes a cover storage portion for storing a series of continuing probe covers each having an engagement opening at a predetermined position thereof, a probe insertion cut portion for positioning each probe cover and for insertion by the probe, a support surface disposed around the probe insertion cut portion to support a peripheral of the insertion opening of the probe insertion member of one of the probe covers, and a projection adapted to be engaged with the engagement opening of a subsequent probe cover when the probe cover mounted on the probe is torn at the probe insertion cut portion.
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