Multi-site infrared thermometer
US7815367B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K13/25
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed in this specification is an infrared thermometer with multiple probes for use at a variety of bodily sites. The thermometer automatically detects which of the multiple probes is currently attached, loads a predetermined program from memory that corresponds to the current probe, and thereafter obtains a temperature measurement from a patient using infrared radiation emitted therefrom. Each of the probes is comprised of an infrared target which provides a substantially consistent sources of infrared radiation for the thermometer to measure.
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