Probe cover having a blackbody
US7530738B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J5/0887
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A probe cover having a portion that operates as a blackbody. The blackbody is a combination of a stretchable film and a metal. The blackbody rapidly heats to equilibrium with the body tissue. An infrared thermometer using the probe cover may view the blackbody to acquire the temperature of the body tissue temperature being measured.
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